Yaeger - Great teams: 16 things high-performing organizations do differently

PRAISE FOR GREAT TEAMS

There is nothing more magical than leading a team to great success. Leaders attempt to inspire others and help their teams find success by managing adversity, giving selflessly to others, and finding common purpose. In his latest book on leadership, Great Teams, Don Yaeger has done a masterful job of capturing the best in leadership, which will hopefully inspire future leaders.

MIKE KRZYZEWSKI
Five-time NCAA tournament champion; two-time Olympic-gold-medal-winning basketball coach; head coach of Duke University mens basketball

Ive been an avid sports fan for many years and an advisor to great businesses for nearly as long. When either a team or a business reaches greatness, it does so because leadership has inspired the players or employees to selflessly pursue something bigger than themselves. Don Yaeger does a masterful job of building a game plan for you to use as your team chases excellence. You will enjoy this book.

JOHN MAXWELL
#1 New York Times bestselling author; recipient of the Mother Teresa Prize for Global Peace and Leadership

Don Yaegers insight into how great teams are built sure does resonate with me. Among the lessons reflected are my beliefs, too, that winning doesnt depend on who you play; it depends on how you play. And it isnt practice that makes perfect; its perfect practice that makes perfect.

MARV LEVY
Hall of Fame coach, Buffalo Bills

A great read! Don Yaeger has quantified the systems of championship teams by highlighting the core values that are imperative to all successful programs. This book is the most relevant white paper on the mechanics of competitive greatness.

SUE ENQUIST
Eleven-time national champion; former UCLA softball coach

Two things I know are that building a Great Team takes time and it takes a plan. In Great Teams, Don Yaeger gives you some of the fundamentals that will help you build the plan that will make your team great. Being part of the amazing list of people he interviewed was a true honor.

DAYTON MOORE
General manager, Kansas City Royals, World Series champions

Life is such a dangerous and unpredictable thing. I cant imagine anyone who thinks they can succeed without a strong team around them. The good news is Great Teams lays out the simple, clear steps we can all take to build the kind of team that succeeds again and again and again.

SIMON SINEK
New York Times bestselling author and inspirational speaker

Truly Great Teams dont come together out of chance. While many have the goal of becoming a Great Team, not many focus on the process. Don Yaeger has studied the process of becoming a Great Team and gets to the core of exactly what it takes. If you want to build a Great Team, you have your starting point in Dons book.

JAY BILAS
Duke University basketball; ESPN broadcaster

Everyone wants to be part of a Great Team, an organization achieving big things. As leaders we have to create that place where those who work for us can thrive, can feel valued. In Don Yaegers book you can discover how the best teams of all time, in both sports and business, achieved those big things.

HOWARD BEHAR
Retired president, Starbucks International

We are always looking for authentic leaders who can help evolve our teams performances to a world-class level with our business results. When you can find someone who has truly studied Great Teams, as Don has here, these lessons are an amazing and impactful resource that every leader should leverage.

BILL SWALES
North America channel and alliance leader, Oracle

When Don Yaeger writes a book, you better pay attention. Great Teams will be a classic in the sports and business worlds. I couldnt put it down.

PAT WILLIAMS
Orlando Magic cofounder and senior vice president; author of The Success Intersection

Ive spent nearly three decades studying great corporate teams. Don has come at this from the sports angle. What weve both learned is that a handful of well-practiced behaviors separate the middle of the pack from the top. In Great Teams, Don reveals those behaviors and shows how you can apply them to your team, whether it is in sports or business.

STEPHEN M. R. COVEY
New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The SPEED of Trust and coauthor of Smart Trust

Building a team that is annually competitive is difficult business. It helps to look at those who have done it for guidance. In Great Teams, Don Yaeger does that work for you. This books gets two thumbs up.

ANSON DORRANCE
Twenty-one-time national championship coach, University of North Carolina womens soccer

Ive known Don Yaeger for more than two decades, and I promise there is no one who asks better questions about how to build Great Teams. The lessons he offers here on recruiting, on culture, and on adversity are invaluable if you want your team to become great!

DALE BROWN
LSU mens basketball, two-time national coach of the year, member of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

For years I have been fascinated by the habits of sustainably successful teams. Don Yaegers insight in studying those teams provides us all with a strong foundation for our own team success. As leaders we have an opportunity to learn from the best and take lessons from Great Teams to heart, because thats what others who win are doing.

ERIC MARTORANO
General manager, US channel sales, Microsoft

If you work with at least one other person in some capacity, then you are essentially on a team. Don Yaeger has taken the concept of team and broken it down into its most important parts. The fact that he has been able to get an inside look at how championship teams have been built makes this not just a great read but an educational one as well. Great Teams truly is a must-read for those looking for new thoughts that can be immediately implemented in the areas of not just teamwork but also leadership.

KEVIN EASTMAN
Vice president of the Los Angeles Clippers; former assistant coach of the NBA champion Boston Celtics

Ive had the chance to be part of great and historic teams, and there is something special about coming together like that. If you want to have that same experience, my man Don Yaeger is the guy to show you how to make it happen. He spends every day studying the best, so he knows the answers to this question.

MICHAEL OHER
Super Bowl champion; story featured in The Blind Side

As a business leader, very much like a coach, I want to bring my team every resource I can to help it achieve its full potential. Don Yaeger and his study of Great Teams has been a valuable resource to us, helping us improve our performance! His ability to bring best practices to the business world has served to educate, motivate, and inspire my team!

ANTHONY ROBBINS
Vice president, Brocade Federal; 2016 Wash100 inductee

Don Yaeger has once again crafted a riveting narrative that captures the behaviors and mindsets of champions. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand how they can take their efforts as a leader and teammate to the next level!

BERNARD B. BANKS
Associate dean of leadership development and clinical professor of management, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Whether my team is in a winning season or losing season, Ive got Don Yaeger on the field with me. To have a Great Team, you have to study Great Teams, and this is the champions playbook.

RYAN BLAIR
CEO, ViSalus; New York Times bestselling author