The first book to gather firsthand accounts of successful practices, and thinking habits, of sports legends and super-athletes--from across sports including football, baseball, basketball, boxing, golf, car-racing, and swimming--this work holds lessons that can power not only athletic success, but winning in any daily challenges of life or work. The result of years of research, Psychology of Champions offers the very personal words of star athletes who explain how they overcame such obstacles as fear, discouragement, and anxiety, and were able to move on to success. Each...

This accessible volume presents a transformative approach to communication in leadership to meet workplace challenges at both local and global levels. Informed by neuroscience as well as leadership science, it explains how integrating two key focuses of management the tasks at hand and the concerns of others can facilitate decision-making, partnering with diverse colleagues, and handling of crises and conflicts. Case examples, a self-test, and practical exercises provide readers with varied opportunities to assess their readiness to apply these real-world concepts to their own style and...