“Strike 3 – you’re out” “Ball 4 – take your base” “Out of the park…homerun!”
It’s all pretty cut and dry in baseball. With leadership however, not quite as clear cut Leadership is a process which requires an understanding of some basic tenets...we call them Bases of Leadership.
- How do Major League Baseball managers gain the trust and respect of their players?
- How do Major League Baseball managers motivate a diverse team?
- How do Major League Baseball managers successfully communicate their vision?
- How do Major League Baseball managers create a winning culture?
Take a tour through the baseball clubhouses and read stories from managers like Joe Maddon, John Farrell, Davey Johnson, Don Mattingly, and more, about how they lead their teams. Learn the strategies used by these managers to create a winning team, a winning culture, and a team full of players who want to play for them. Lead Me Out to the Ballgame includes the perspectives of over 100 MLB players, managers, executives, and members of the media, and uses their stories to illustrate what makes their leadership effective. Develop Major League Leadership and lead your team like some of MLB's greats!
- How did Terry Francona, David Ortiz’s manager on the Boston Red Sox in 2009, help him break out of a slump?
- What does All Star Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays think are the most important qualities of a Major League manager?
- How do players like Carl Pavano (Minnesota Twins), Pablo Sandoval (San Francisco Giants), Adam LaRoche (Washington Nationals,) and others feel that lightheartedness and fun factor into a successful clubhouse?
Lead Me Out to the Ballgame is filled with the answers to these questions, and many more. This leadership book shows people at all levels, and in all industries, how to lead like a Major League manager and develop Major League Leadership.
*Portion of proceeds from the sale of this book goes to the Strike 3 Foundation and the fight against childhood cancer**