Joe Torre's Ground Rules for Winners: 12 Keys to Managing Team Players, Tough Bosses, Setbacks, and Success [VINTAGE 1999] [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

As new condition black boards with gold spine lettering contained in a very good condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Acknowledgments; Introduction; and About the Authors. "Perhaps more than any other manager, Joe Torre understands that success is the product of hard work, patience, a little luck, and maintaining perspective. His keys to success serve as a valuable guide to achieving goals at home, at work, and at play." -- Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles. "Joe Torre is not only a winner but a man who exemplifies leadership for the new millennium. Great book that's on the money." -- Rick Pitino. "Since joining the team in 1996, Joe Torre has quickly reestablished the Yankees as one of the great success stories in all of professional sports. But Torre has not only shown his outstanding managerial talents by leading the Yankees to two championships in three years. He's also survived the pressure cooker of big-market media, established a calm, effective working relationship with owner George Steinbrenner, and cultivated clubhouse harmony in a team packed with distinct personalities. That harmony, together with Torre's emphasis on steadiness, optimism, serenity, mutual respect, and responsibility, paved the way for his team's record-shattering 125-win season and 1998 World Series sweep. In Joe Torre's Ground Rules for Winners, the Yankee manager reveals the twelve keys to his phenomenally successful management philosophy -- keys directly applicable to business and to life. Drawing from his years of experience in the corporate microcosm that is professional baseball, Torre shares his wisdom on the universal concerns of managers -- handling tough bosses, dealing with both setbacks and success, earning the trust and respect of your team players, and bringing together a diverse group of individuals into a cohesive unit with a willingness to make the sacrifices necessary to win. Joe Torre's Ground Rules for WInners is a comprehensive guide to the management techniques that Torre has refined in the world of baseball, illustrating his methods with vivid, colorful stories from his years in professional baseball. Joe Torre's story is itself inspirational: he endured an unprecedented stretch of over 4,200 games as player and managers before finally making it to a World Series. In Joe Torre's Ground Rules for Winners, he relates his own experiences of coping with loss without losing hope; honing skills while learning from mistakes; and persevering to become one of the most revered managers in all of team sports. Torre shares the lessons he's learned, ones that any executive, manager, or entrepreneur can take to heart. He's proven their worth by crowning success with success -- winning a second championship in three years, and guiding his team to a history-making season that will set the standard for baseball excellence for years to come. In [the book], Torre delivers his message with the same clarity and easy-gioing eloquence that have made him an immensely popular motivational speaker among corporate clients. He peppers his managerial points with memorable moments from the Yankees' thrilling post-seasons, and stories of his relationships with a remarkable cast of characters, including David Cone, Bernie Williams, Paul O'Neill, and David Wells. Torre's invaluable insights will provide readers with the tools they need to develop a winning outlook, and to get the most out of themselves and their colleagues, whether in sports, business, or life." -- from the inner front and rear jacket flaps.