You Can Observe a Lot by Watching : What I've Learned about Teamwork from the Yankees and Life

by Yogi Berra; With: Dave H. Kaplan

• ISBN13: 9780470370261
• ISBN10: 0470370262
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-05-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

"The most valuable team player in sports" shows you what "teamwork" really means What does it take to be a real team player, especially in a society that glorifies selfishness and a corporate culture that often uses "team player" as a buzzword but rewards only the showboaters and prima donnas? Well, You Can Observe a Lot by Watching. In this happy and hilarious guide to teamwork, sportsmanship, and winning, Yogi Berra draws on the timeless wisdom handed down by example from ballplayers who came before him to inspire you to make the right choices and become not only a better team player--at sports, at work, and in life--but a better person. Filled with colorful stories from his life and career, not to mention the down-to-earth wit and insight that Yogi fans love, You Can Observe a Lot by Watching shows you how to make a bad team good and a good team great.

Table of Contents

Team Player

My Bad

The Essence of a Teammate

The Yankee Way

Catching Perfection

What Were They Thinking?

Stirring with Reggie

Find Your Role

Hard to Change

Making Everyone Better

Quiet Leaders

Respect Your Team

Not Over Till ItÆs Over

Uniform Policy

You, a Manager?

Index

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