Peak Performance: Inspirational Business Lessons from the World's Top Sports Organizations

by Gilson, Clive H. J.; Pratt, Mike; Roberts, Kevin; Weymes, Ed; Gilson, Clive H. J.

• ISBN13: 9781587990069
• ISBN10: 1587990067
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-11-17
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

With access to such sporting legends as Michael Jordan, Franz Beckenbauer, and Jonah Lomu and in-depth analysis with the owners and managers, the authors of Peak Performance have been able to unearth the secret organizational and institutional ingredients that take these teams on to a higher level of achievement, and in so doing have created the blueprint for creating a peak performing organization.

Author Biography

Clive Gilson holds a chair in human resource management, Waikato Management School at the University of Waikato, New Zealand.

Table of Contents

Foreword	5	(9)
Acknowledgments	9	(6)
Introduction	15	(10)
The U.S. Soccer Federation: World Cup Women	25	(49)
The San Francisco 49ers: Tilting the Field	74	(29)
The Atlanta Braves: The Eagle Has Landed	103	(33)
The New York Yankees: Business in Pinstripes	136	(15)
The Chicago Bulls: A Bulls' Market	151	(32)
FC Bayern Munich: More than 1-0	183	(23)
WilliamsF1: We Are All Racers Here	206	(30)
Team New Zealand: The Making of Black Magic	236	(33)
New Zealand Rugby Union: Any Color as Long as It's All Black	269	(26)
Peak Performing Organization Theory	295	(32)
The Teams	327	(4)
Bibliography	331	(2)
Index	333