HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership Lessons from Sports (featuring interviews with Sir Alex Ferguson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Andre Agassi)
by Harvard Business Review, Sir Alex Ferguson, Bill Parcells, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Joe Girardi
Mental Preparation Secrets of Top Athletes, Entertainers, and Surgeons
An interview with Daniel McGinn
by Sarah Green Carmichael
SARAH GREEN CARMICHAEL: Welcome to the HBR IdeaCast from Harvard Business Review. I’m Sarah Green Carmichael. To get psyched up for the big game, sports teammates give each other pep talks, listen to an exciting song during warm-ups, or follow a particular pregame routine. Then there’s a locker room speech, often dramatized in popular movies, where the coach inspires individuals to greatness.
[Excerpt from Miracle]:
Herb Brooks: I’m sick and tired of hearing about what a great hockey team the Soviets have. Screw them. This is your time. Now go out there and take it.
But what’s the business equivalent of the pep talk? ...