Description:
The Score Takes Care of Itself - Bill Walsh - 2009
My Philosophy of Leadership
By: Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, Craig Walsh
Narrated by: Dick Hill
Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 09-11-09
Language: English
Categories: Business & Careers, Management & Leadership
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Format: mp3 64/48 stereo
Bill Walsh was perhaps the most influential and successful coach in NFL history, transforming the San Francisco 49ers from the worst franchise in sports to a dynasty that won five Super Bowls. He is acclaimed not only for his strategic brilliance but also for his advanced approach to leadership. His teams sustained a consistency of excellence rarely seen in sports or anywhere else.
Drawn from a series of deeply revealing conversations with coauthor Steve Jamison, The Score Takes Care of Itself offers Walsh's best leadership principles illustrated by anecdotes from his entire career. Additional insights and perspective are provided by his son Craig Walsh, by legendary quarterback Joe Montana and by other important figures who knew Bill well. The book will delight football fans and guide the vast business audience eager to learn how Bill Walsh motivated individuals and crafted winning teams.
Walsh is famous for his strategic brilliance and innovations, such as the West Coast Offense, but his enlightened philosophy of leadership was just as crucial, if not more so, to the unprecedented success of his teams. And that philosophy of leadership is just as powerful and productive in business or any other endeavor as it was for him on the football field.
Prior to his death, Walsh granted exclusive interviews to bestselling author Steve Jamison. They became his ultimate lecture on leadership-illustrated by dramatic and apt anecdotes from throughout Walsh's career. A small sample of what you'll learn from one of America's greatest coaches:
• Believe in People: Push them hard to be their very best. No one will ever come back later and thank you for expecting too little of them.
• Professionalism Matters: There was no showboating allowed after touchdowns, no taunting of opponents, no demonstration to attract attention to oneself. "Champions act like champions before they're champions."
• Keep a Short Enemies List: One enemy can do more damage than the good done by a hundred friends.
• Protect Your Blind Side: Prompt yourself to aggressively analyze not only your organization's strengths, but also its unseen vulnerabilities.
• Sometimes You Can't Have he Last Word. A leader cannot escape harsh criticism. Ignore the undeserving, learn from the deserving, lick your wounds and move on. Your bruised ego will get over it.
Bill Walsh taught that the requirements of successful leadership are the same whether you run an NFL franchise, a Fortune 500 company or a hardware store with twelve employees. His final words of wisdom will inspire and enlighten readers in all walks of life.
©2009 Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison and Craig Walsh (P)2009 Tantor
Critic Reviews
"A fascinating compendium of Walsh's philosophy.... Enlightening, informative and engaging, this powerful book is a must-listen for executives and managers at every level." ( Publishers Weekly Starred Review)
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