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Caption [Tom Osborne Talk]: Tom Osborne spoke about ethical leadership at Concordia
University, Nebraska, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016.
Tom Osborne spoke about Ethical Leadership at Concordia University, Nebraska
SEWARD, Neb. – Nov. 18, 2016 – Tom Osborne, former coach and congressman, spoke at
Concordia University, Nebraska, Monday, Nov. 14 as part of a program sponsored by the
Concordia chapter of Phi Beta Lambda business club.
More than 150 Concordia students, coaches and faculty members attended the event, eager to
hear Osborne’s coaching stories and gain insight on how he has been so successful as a player,
coach, college athletics administrator and politician. During his talk, Osborne spoke about the
importance of transformational leadership and the rewarding effects it can have on a team or
organization. He also talked about how crucial it is to have strong ethics and to build
relationships that are built on trust and integrity.
“During my time as a coach, there were many other teams participating in bribery and promising
playing time to recruits they knew wouldn’t contribute,” said Tom Osborne. “My staff didn’t do
any of that. We wanted to do things the right way, even if that meant losing some guys to other
teams. In which case, it wasn’t really our loss anyway.”
Throughout the years, Osborne has built a reputation that revolves around leadership, integrity,
honor and compassion. In 1991, he started the TeamMates Mentoring program beause he felt the
athletes in his program could make an impact on middle school students. The program has since
grown into a statewide program with more than 7,500 youth.

2. About Concordia University, Nebraska
Concordia University, Nebraska, founded in 1894, is a fully accredited, coeducational university
located in Seward, Nebraska, that currently serves more than 2,600 students. Concordia more
than 100 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in an excellent academic and
Christ-centered community that equips men and women for lives of learning, service and
leadership in the church and world. For more information, visit cune.edu.
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