It has deeply affected my thoughts around how we build our culture. It identifies something many people who’ve been around successful teams have felt but were never able to articulate. “I can’t tell you how much I loved The Captain Class.
This one is fresh.” (Jeff Immelt, chairman and former CEO, General Electric) Most business and leadership books lapse into clichés. Sam Walker used data and a systems approach to reach some original and unconventional conclusions about the kinds of leaders that foster enduring success. I find myself relating a lot to its portrayal of the out-of the-norm leader.” (Carli Lloyd, co-captain, US Soccer Women’s National Team) “The insights in this book are tremendous.” (Bob Myers, general manager, Golden State Warriors) “If you care about leadership, talent development, or the art of competition, you need to read this immediately.” (Daniel Coyle, author of The Culture Code) makes you reexamine long-held beliefs about leadership and the glue that binds winning teams together.” (Theo Epstein, president of baseball operations, Chicago Cubs) “Wildly entertaining and thought-provoking. Told through riveting accounts of pressure-soaked moments in sports history, The Captain Class will challenge your assumptions of what inspired leadership looks like. Drawing on original interviews with athletes, general managers, coaches, and team-building experts, Sam Walker identifies the seven core qualities of the Captain Class - from extreme doggedness and emotional control to tactical aggression and the courage to stand apart. The sixteen most dominant teams in sports history had one thing in common: Each employed the same type of captain - a singular leader with an unconventional set of skills and tendencies. On a chilly Wednesday in 1953 a buoyant England.
It’s how you carry yourself every day, how you treat the people around you, who you are as a person.” (Mitchell Trubisky, quarterback, Chicago Bears) The Captain Class Book by Sam Walker The Captain Class: The Hidden Force Behind the Worlds Greatest Teams. Leading is not just what Hollywood tells you. In response, we took disciplinary action. “The book taught me that there’s no cookie-cutter way to lead. Regarding the former Maritime Self-Defense Forces former Captain 1st Class, the Defense Ministrys Investigation Division said, 'We are not in a position to answer judicial decisions, but the Ministry of Defense has confirmed that the facts have been confirmed as a result of the investigation.
A bold new theory of leadership drawn from elite captains throughout sports - named one of the best business books of the year by CNBC, The New York Times, Forbes, strategy+business, The Globe and Mail, and Sports Illustrated
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