What It Takes to Be #1

by Vince Lombardi

Overview

Legendary leadership lessons from the greatest football coach of all time

Leadership continues to be one of the most trained-for skills in business today. And no figure so fully embodies the leadership qualities managers hope to cultivate in their professional and personal lives than Vince Lombardi, the greatest NFL coach of all time.

In What It Takes to Be #1, author Vince Lombardi Jr.—America's most sought-after motivational speaker— examines the leadership qualities that his father considered essential to success. He explores the leadership philosophy of Vince Lombardi, extracts powerful lessons about what it takes to bean effective leader, and shows how to apply those qualities to one's own life and career.

For all business leaders, or those who aspire to leadership, What It Takes to Be #1 is a blueprint for achieving Lombardi-like success in virtually any endeavor.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071420365
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	09/01/2003
Edition description:	List
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	383,459
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Vince Lombardi Jr. is a writer, attorney, and motivational speaker. A former member of the Minnesota state legislature, Lombardi has held a number of executive positions in professional football. He is also the author of The Essential Vince Lombardi.

Table of Contents

	Prologue	8
Chapter 1	The Vince Lombardi Leadership Model	28
Chapter 2	What Am I About?	39
Chapter 3	Always Seek the Truth	75
Chapter 4	Practice Humility	85
Chapter 5	Show Compassion	100
Chapter 6	Courage	109