Leading High Performers: The Ultimate Guide to Being a Fast, Fluid and Flexible Leader - Paperback

by Eric Snow (Author)

Basketball demands a level of leadership that can consistently create teams with both personal responsibility and the autonomy to make split-second decisions in incredibly high-stakes situations. Does this sound familiar? Well it should this is the current environment for corporate, political, nonprofit, and educational leadership! In LEADING HIGH PERFORMERS, Snow develops his experience on the court into a formula to help corporate and organizational leaders understand how to get their high performers, MVP's, and top new recruits to perform better and follow their leadership. Because like basketball players today's organization leaders must be "fast, fluid, and flexible" to be successful, these new times, demand new leaders. Throughout the book, Snow examines the most crucial aspects of leadership development, including: The secrets of self-confidence The keys to powerful communication Tips for managing conflict And... Methods of obtaining peak performance from yourself and those around you Snow also frequently breaks away from his own lessons to bring readers the thoughts on leadership of some of the high-profile coaches and teammates throughout his college and pro careers, including Larry Brown, LeBron James, Tom Izzo, Allen Iverson, Nate McMillan and Jud Heathcote. Snow understands what it is like to be the new guy on the team, thrust into leadership the first day on the job and charged with leading legends of the game. It's not as simple as pointing in the right direction and expecting everyone to follow with a high-five and no ulterior motives. High performers have high expectations, high skill levels and high egos that must be catered to rather than ignored. It can be a job within a job leading these rock stars to winning results and woe to those who are unprepared.

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I have known Eric Snow for over 14 years. He was a great leader on the basketball court and has proven those skills have transferred to life after basketball. I call this book Shaq-tastic and you will too!"
"-- Shaquille O'Neal, 3 Time NBA Finals MVP"
""" A very insightful guide for leaders of all disciplines. Eric Snow speaks from the experience of leading some of the best in the game. There should be a copy of this book in every book shelf."" -- Danny Lanier, Leadership Coach, Former Financial Executive Lucent Technologies and AT&T "
"Eric Snow has been a leader on the court. Now, he helps all of us with this insightful work. Read, then apply, and reap the benefits."" -- Pat Williams, Orlando Magic senior vice president and author of Extreme
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