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A passion to lead : seven leadership secrets for success in business, sports, and life / Jim Calhoun with Richard Ernsberger, Jr.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2007Edition: First editionDescription: ix, 278 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0312362714
  • 9780312362713
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 158.4 22
LOC classification:
  • BF637.L4 C28 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction: Above the Rim -- 1. Winning Every Day -- 2. Standards, Then Victories -- 3. Mind Games, or How to Be a Total Motivator -- 4. Flexible Thinking and the Power of Plan B -- 5. Tough in the Clutch -- 6. Mountaintop Management -- 7. The Woman in Section 114.
Review: "Coach Jim Calhoun is one of the most successful coaches in college basketball history. Having sent countless players to the NBA, Coach Calhoun is known for producing not just great athletes but great human beings. He is both an exceptional leader and a self-made man whose ability to motivate and inspire young men is unsurpassed. In A Passion to Lead, he shares the fundamental principles that have allowed him to have such an impact on so many." "But what makes Coach Calhoun such an excellent leader? How did he take a program with a modest tradition and turn it into a national champ and perennial title contender? What is his management style? What are his motivational techniques? Calhoun reveals them here and includes anecdotes about his life as a coach, a family man, and, ultimately, a teacher" "A Passion to Lead is for all those who are serious about making their dreams a reality. It's a motivational tool for achieving success both at work and in life, and it can help turn any adversity into an advantage."--BOOK JACKET.
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Introduction: Above the Rim -- 1. Winning Every Day -- 2. Standards, Then Victories -- 3. Mind Games, or How to Be a Total Motivator -- 4. Flexible Thinking and the Power of Plan B -- 5. Tough in the Clutch -- 6. Mountaintop Management -- 7. The Woman in Section 114.

"Coach Jim Calhoun is one of the most successful coaches in college basketball history. Having sent countless players to the NBA, Coach Calhoun is known for producing not just great athletes but great human beings. He is both an exceptional leader and a self-made man whose ability to motivate and inspire young men is unsurpassed. In A Passion to Lead, he shares the fundamental principles that have allowed him to have such an impact on so many." "But what makes Coach Calhoun such an excellent leader? How did he take a program with a modest tradition and turn it into a national champ and perennial title contender? What is his management style? What are his motivational techniques? Calhoun reveals them here and includes anecdotes about his life as a coach, a family man, and, ultimately, a teacher" "A Passion to Lead is for all those who are serious about making their dreams a reality. It's a motivational tool for achieving success both at work and in life, and it can help turn any adversity into an advantage."--BOOK JACKET.

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