Sideline CEO: Leadership Principles from Championship Coaches [Hardcover]

From ESPN’s correspondent Marty Smith— a book of key leadership principles learned from championship coaches he’s interviewed over the past two decades.

Sideline CEO delves into the unique psychology and daily preparation and gameplan execution of some of America’s most respected leaders—the coaches who have led hugely successful programs to win it all.
 
In talking to these sideline CEOs, Marty develops a set of leadership pillars that include:

• Building vitalTRUSTwithin the organization.
• Creating open lines of COMMUNICATION.
• DELEGATINGresponsibility—and thereby empowerment—to your coaches and players.
• Establishing and sustaining the RIGHT CULTUREin your program.
• MANAGING CRISESand adversity.
• EVOLVINGwith the game, the players and society, and always challenging your team.

Packed with insight, candor and keen storytelling from some of the greatest coaches of all time, Sideline CEO offers valuable takeaways that go beyond the game and can help set intentions for winning in our daily lives.Marty Smithhas produced in-depth interviews, vulnerable storytelling, and breaking news reporting across every ESPN platform for nearly 20 years and in almost every sport, including college football and basketball, the NFL, NBA, NASCAR and IndyCar, Formula 1, the horse racing Triple Crown, The Masters and the PGA Tour. Marty’s 2019 memoir,Never Settle, Sports, Family, and the American Soul,is aNew York Timesbestseller.