CHAPTER 3
The Power of Vitality
Unlike some professional athletic coaches, cutthroat competition never solely defined Phil Jackson’s approach to basketball. Instead, Phil, an 11-time U.S. National Basketball Association (NBA) championship coach, relied on awareness, connection, and presence to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.1
Phil employed a strategy that emphasized vitality and relationships in contrast to the authoritarian techniques utilized by many coaches. Across 20 seasons as a coach—and 12 as a player for the New York Knicks and New Jersey Nets—Phil collected a record-breaking total of 13 championship rings with the New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, and Los Angeles Lakers.2
Describing his approach in an interview with the ...
Get Lead Through Anything: Harness Purpose, Vitality, and Agility to Thrive in the Face of Unrelenting Change now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
