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The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership
Written by Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison and Craig Walsh
Narrated by Dick Hill
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars4.5/5 (46 ratings)
Length: 10 hours
- Publisher:
- Tantor Audio
- Released:
- Sep 3, 2009
- ISBN:
- 9781400183319
- Format:
- Audiobook
Editor's Note
A game changer…
Get on the gridiron with one of football’s great coaches, the late Bill Walsh. His book on leadership reveals what it really takes to build a winning team, both on and off the field, and his book will change how you view the game.
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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. A sample of Bill's wisdom:
-Believe in people: 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, and no demonstrations to attract attention to oneself.
-Keep a short enemies list: One enemy can do more damage than the good done by a hundred friends.
-Leaders can't escape criticism: Ignore the undeserved. Learn from the deserved. Lick your wounds. Move on. It may hurt, but sometimes you can't have the last word.
The book will delight football fans and guide the vast business audience eager to learn how Bill Walsh motivated individuals and crafted winning teams.
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. A sample of Bill's wisdom:
-Believe in people: 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, and no demonstrations to attract attention to oneself.
-Keep a short enemies list: One enemy can do more damage than the good done by a hundred friends.
-Leaders can't escape criticism: Ignore the undeserved. Learn from the deserved. Lick your wounds. Move on. It may hurt, but sometimes you can't have the last word.
The book will delight football fans and guide the vast business audience eager to learn how Bill Walsh motivated individuals and crafted winning teams.
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Start ListeningBook Information
The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership
Written by Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison and Craig Walsh
Narrated by Dick Hill
Ratings:
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars4.5/5 (46 ratings)
Length: 10 hours
Editor's Note
A game changer…
Get on the gridiron with one of football’s great coaches, the late Bill Walsh. His book on leadership reveals what it really takes to build a winning team, both on and off the field, and his book will change how you view the game.
Description
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. A sample of Bill's wisdom:
-Believe in people: 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, and no demonstrations to attract attention to oneself.
-Keep a short enemies list: One enemy can do more damage than the good done by a hundred friends.
-Leaders can't escape criticism: Ignore the undeserved. Learn from the deserved. Lick your wounds. Move on. It may hurt, but sometimes you can't have the last word.
The book will delight football fans and guide the vast business audience eager to learn how Bill Walsh motivated individuals and crafted winning teams.
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. A sample of Bill's wisdom:
-Believe in people: 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, and no demonstrations to attract attention to oneself.
-Keep a short enemies list: One enemy can do more damage than the good done by a hundred friends.
-Leaders can't escape criticism: Ignore the undeserved. Learn from the deserved. Lick your wounds. Move on. It may hurt, but sometimes you can't have the last word.
The book will delight football fans and guide the vast business audience eager to learn how Bill Walsh motivated individuals and crafted winning teams.
- Publisher:
- Tantor Audio
- Released:
- Sep 3, 2009
- ISBN:
- 9781400183319
- Format:
- Audiobook
About the author
BILL WALSH is a copy editor at The Washington Post, where he has worked since 1997. He is a regular presenter at the annual conferences of the American Copy Editors Society. He is the author of Lapsing Into a Comma and The Elephants of Style.
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"Stand on the sidelines with one of football's great coaches, the late Bill Walsh. His book on leadership reveals what it really takes to build a winning team, both on and off the field, and his book will change how you view the game."
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Miguel Ruiz
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The absolute best book on leadership I've ever read. Would recommend to any business owner.
Miguel Ruiz
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The absolute best book on leadership I've ever read. Would recommend to any business owner.
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A quick read, decent management/memoir that allows Walsh to address the questions of his being a basket case/neurotic/thin-skinned. While I think "Building a Champion" may have covered many of the similar points (and more football diagrams and plays), this one is surprisingly well-written for the armchair leadership genre. Of course being a fan helps out too.
tintinintibet_1
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars(4/5)
A quick read, decent management/memoir that allows Walsh to address the questions of his being a basket case/neurotic/thin-skinned. While I think "Building a Champion" may have covered many of the similar points (and more football diagrams and plays), this one is surprisingly well-written for the armchair leadership genre. Of course being a fan helps out too.
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