Joe Torre's Ground Rules for Winners: 12 Keys to Managing Team Players, Tough Bosses, Setbacks, and Success

by Joe Torre, Henry Dreher

This BusinessWeek , Wall Street Journal Business , and New York Post bestseller is now in paperback!

"Joe Torre is not only a winner but a man who exemplifies leadership for the new millennium. Great book that's on the money."--Rick Pitino, bestselling author of Success Is a Choice

With three World Series Championships under his belt in four years, who better to give advice on managing than the most beloved and successful manager of the New York Yankees, Joe Torre? With entertaining stories from his experiences with the always colorful Yankees, he reveals the twelve keys to his successful management philosophy keys directly applicable to business and to life, from how to handle tough bosses to earning the trust and respect of your team players.

"Perhaps more than any other manager, Joe Torre understands that success is the product of hard work, patience, a little luck, and maintaining perspective."--Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles

Genres: Sports, Baseball, Leadership, Business, Biography, Nonfiction

304 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1999

Reviews

[Jimmy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this a very useful book as a teacher. His rules cross over job descriptions and demonstrate the reasons why he has been so successful as a manager.

[Mike Ely · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great trip down memory lane with Joe Torre. Some really good life and career advice through a baseball lens. The book mainly uses Joe’s first three seasons with the Yanks and 2 World Series wins for examples. Yes, the book is dated now, but still contains some good keys for success.

[Kenneth Flusche · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not what I expected, and no I did not read completely, Should be on the self help list not SPORTS.

[Evan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of nice advice here but overall a bit disheveled and rambling.

[Ice · Rating 4 out of 5]

This audio will appeal mostly to business managers and work group leaders who are familiar with big league baseball. That is not to say that nonfans will be disappointed in hearing the management philosophy of arguably the most successful current manager in professional baseball; it's just that fans will find the narrative greatly enriched by Torre's practical examples of his successes and failures with the sport's elite.

This very nicely produced tape is a pleasant surprise because the author proves to be as excellent a reader as he is a manager. Yes, a lot of this can be categorized as managerial common sense, but it's Torre's application of his "12 keys to managing" and his baseball examples that will lead listeners to attempt to modify communications with problem team members, motivate their players, or change their approach to a "bad" boss. Fans will have the additional pleasure of learning Torre's managerial perspectives on the work habits, personalities, and motivations of some of the Yankees and knowing that his tough boss is George Steinbrenner.

[Angelia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good advice and great approach!

[J. R. Martin]

Inspirational