Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership

Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to communicate. And, football coach  Bill Courtney  tells many compelling stories in his book,  Against The Grain . Courtney coached the  Manassas High School  football team in Memphis, TN. The 2011 Oscar-winning documentary,  Undefeated , (Best Documentary Feature) tells his story of how he inspired his teams on and off the field. And, about the hard-won lessons on discipline, success, teamwork, and triumph over adversity. Courtney then went on to be a volunteer football coach and operator of  Classic American Hardwood s, a $40 million lumber company and 2013 inductee into the prestigious  Society of Entrepreneurs . In his book, he shares his convictions on the fundamental tenets of: character commitment service leadership civility Each chapter tells the story of one of these tenets through compelling anecdotes of various characters in Courtney's life and career. For me, each story and chapter gave me...

A couple weeks ago, I posted a review and highlights reca p of the new book, Against the Grain:  A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family and Love . Fortunately, I have four copies of the book that I am eager to share with four of my Blog  followers. Because I'll cover the shipping cost, I'll  send the book (free of charge) to the first four people who provide their Twitter handle within a comment to this post.   I'll reach out to you then to arrange shipping instructions. This is a great book...a good one to add to your summer reading list.

Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to communicate. And, football coach Bill Courtney tells many compelling stories in his new book, Against The Grain . Courtney coached the Manassas High School football team in Memphis, TN.  The 2011 Oscar-winning documentary, Undefeated , (Best Documentary Feature) tells his story of how he inspired his teams on and off the field.  And, about the hard-won lessons on discipline, success, teamwork, and triumph over adversity. Today, he is a volunteer football coach and operator of Classic American Hardwood s, a $40 million lumber company and 2013 inductee into the prestigious Society of Entrepreneurs . In his book (May 13 release date), he shares his convictions on the fundamental tenets of: character commitment service leadership civility Each chapter tells the story of one of these tenets through compelling anecdotes of various characters in Courtney's life and career. For me, each story and chapter gave me...