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Stacking the Deck: How to Lead Breakthrough Change Against Any Odds
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Stacking the Deck: How to Lead Breakthrough Change Against Any Odds

by David S. Pottruck
October 2014
Intermediate to advanced
256 pages
6h 9m
English
Jossey-Bass
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Foreword

By Tony La Russa

When you imagine breakthrough change, does baseball come to mind? Probably only on a limited basis, since baseball is often thought of as a traditional game, changing little over time. That may still be true in Little League and high school, but in the major leagues, baseball has changed dramatically, on the field, behind the scenes, and in the front office.

Baseball has been part of my life for over fifty years. I started playing professionally when I was seventeen and I've been a major league manager for more than three decades. Over those years, I've seen Major League Baseball embrace change while retaining its traditional roots, on and off the field. MLB Commissioner Bud Selig has never been afraid to innovate, even ...

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ISBN: 9781118966907