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Les Snead
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Guest on The Daily Stoic, EconTalk · 4 books · 3 episodes across 2 podcasts

Across 2 podcasts. Every show Les Snead appears on, in one place — not just one.

Samuel Lester Snead is an American professional football executive who serves as the general manager of the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League. He was hired by the team in 2012, and prior to joining the Rams, he worked in executive roles within the Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons front offices from 1995 to 2011. Snead appeared on podcasts such as The Daily Stoic and EconTalk to discuss risk, decision-making, and leadership in sports. During these appearances, he mentioned reading Jim Collins's book Good to Great, connecting it to his approach to leadership and putting the institution first, while also noting that Collins had challenged him on future-focused questions. Snead discussed reading Nassim Nicholas Taleb's Fooled by Randomness in the context of decision-making habits and evaluated Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged after reading it for the first time over the summer. Furthermore, a podcast host referenced an upcoming book project that includes a chapter on load management and the sports industry's relatively late adoption of these practices.

Books recommended by Les Snead

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  1. Good to Great

    Jim Collins · Discussed · 2 episodes

    Good to Great by Jim Collins is a popular business book exploring how companies transition from being mediocre to achieving sustained greatness.

    Discussed
    “That's what going back to if I bring Jim Collins back where I when I read good to great and the level five leader.”
    The Daily Stoic NFL GM Les Snead: Why You Should NOT Have Social Media | Daily Stoic P… 2025-10-24 Listen at 19:11
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. Atlas Shrugged

    Ayn Rand · Discussed · 1 episode

    Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand is a philosophical novel that outlines the author's system of Objectivism through a dystopian narrative about a society collapsing under heavy government intervention.

    Discussed
    “i just finished this summer uh reading for the first time because i didn't read it young atlas shrugged”
    The Daily Stoic Los Angeles Rams GM Les Snead on Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing 2022-01-10 Listen at 1:11:08
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  3. Fooled by Randomness

    Nassim Nicholas Taleb · Discussed · 1 episode

    Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a popular exploration of the massive role that chance, luck, and probability play in human success, finance, and everyday life.

    Discussed
    “have you read uh fooled by randomness”
    The Daily Stoic Los Angeles Rams GM Les Snead on Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing 2022-01-10 Listen at 1:09:57
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  4. Surviving IT: Essential Advice for Building a Happy and Healthy Technology Career

    Paul Cunningham · Discussed · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “Sports have been relatively late to adopt this idea; I have a chapter about load management in the book I'm working on right now.”
    The Daily Stoic Los Angeles Rams GM Les Snead on Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing 2022-01-10 Listen at 2:40
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
NFL GM Les Snead: Why You Should NOT Have Social Media | Daily Stoic PodcastThe Daily Stoic2025-10-241
Les Snead on Risk, Decisions, and FootballEconTalk2023-06-051
Los Angeles Rams GM Les Snead on Keeping the Main Thing the Main ThingThe Daily Stoic2022-01-103