In The Leadership Game,former coach and successful pastor Tom Mullins invites you into the fascinating experiences of eight national championship football coaches to discuss what it really takes to lead yourself and your team to victory.The insights of these successful leaders helped shape the chief principles that not only produce great coaching,but also provide a creative,effective model for successful leadership anywhere in life.
Whether you are coaching football,running a business,leading a charitable organization,or organizing a ministry team,the first step to success is in building a winning team.Author Tom Mullins,a winning college football coach himself,sought input from eight national champion football coaches for their approaches in building balanced and cohesive teams.Their responses are the Key Principles shared in The Leadership Game.
Coaches Osborne,McCartney,Stallings,Fulmer,Stoops,Bowden,Coker,and Spurrier share insights,anecdotes,and real-life experiences here.Having won 11 of the last 13 national championships collectively,these coaches have what it takes to equip any leader to strategically build a successful team.
Foreword by Dr.John Maxwell
Introduction:A New Model of Leadership
SECTION I:The Seven Coaching Principles
1.Recruiting
2.Motivation
3.Momentum
4.Morale
5.Game Planning
6.Game-Day Adjustments
7.Celebration
SECTION II:Coaching Insights for Ministry Leaders
8.Applying the Coaching Principles in Ministry
SECTION III:Interviews with the Coaches
9.Up Close and Personal
Afterword
Notes
Acknowledgments
About the Author