This book is about coaching people who matter to you – which in its essence means reaching, informing, and motivating them, to help them reach their full potential. In athletic training and competition, where the stakes are intensely high and all participants are caught up in the “heat of battle,” the best coaches have come up with techniques and tactics to directly connect with and inspire their athletes -- fast. Interestingly, although these successful techniques have not yet been codified and explicitly communicated, most of the best coaches have developed remarkably similar models, which this book brings to light. What can we learn by taking an inside look at the best coaches at work? And what lessons can we distill from their insights and apply to the way we manage our businesses, engage and motivate our employees, and succeed in our personal lives, where the immediate pressure may be less intense than on the court or playing field, but where the ultimate game is even more important?
JORDAN FLIEGEL, a former professional basketball player and longtime private coach, is also a successful entrepreneur, an investor in and advisor to technology startups, an author, a public speaker, a frequent guest columnist at Inc. magazine, and the founder of CoachUp, Inc., America's leader in the sports coaching industry. Coachup connects athletes of all ages, in all types of sports from basketball and football to yoga and dance, with over 20,000 private coaches conducting one-on-one and small-group training sessions nationwide. CoachUp's coaches share a single mission: to help all athletes reach the next level in sports and life. Among Jordan's many personal accolades, he was named to Inc. magazine's 30 under 30 list and the Boston Business Journal's 40 under 40 list and was a Finalist for Ernst & Young's New England Entrepreneur of the Year. Learn more about Jordan at JordanFliegel.com or follow him on Twitter @jordanfliegel.