Book description
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.
