Bochy Ball! The Chemistry of Winning and Losing in Baseball, Business, and Life - Hardcover

Kevin Freiberg; Jackie Freiberg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0999700103 ISBN 13: 9780999700105

Publisher: Epic Work Epic Life, 2018

Synopsis

A book about LEADERSHIP, CHARACTER and TEAM CHEMISTRY.

• Apply it to your business, your team, your life!

A Gutsy Leader.  A Band of Misfits.  A Storied Franchise.THREE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN FIVE YEARSThen, the worst season in franchise history.

• International bestselling authors Kevin and Jackie Freiberg take you behind the scenes where few people get to go. See how the San Francisco Giants rose from the brink of disaster to a $2b enterprise and one of the most successful, enduring sports franchises in the world.

LEARN FROM ONE OF THE GREATEST--EVER!

• Get in the head of a fearless competitor and perhaps the greatest manager of his era. Find out how he handles the thrill of victory and gut-wrenching defeat. Stand in the clubhouse and listen as he rallies his team before they step onto the biggest stages in the biggest moments of their lives.

BOCHY BALL by the NUMBERS:

• With 190 photographs and full color throughout, the design has the look and feel of a high-end magazine,
• 60 action-oriented take-aways challenge the reader to engage, reflect, learn and then, do something now,
• 188 Bruce Bochy quotes, stories and anecdotes makes it read like a dialogue between the authors and Bochy,
• the 8.5"x11" format breaks the mold. It is unlike any business/personal growth book you've seen.

This book is for BUSINESS LEADERS, COACHES and ATHLETES who:

• want an INSIDER'S VIEW of what great leadership looks like in the best (and worst) of times,
• want to dramatically improve their ability to cultivate team chemistry, inspire GRIT and RESILIENCE, and motivate diverse personalities to play AS ONE.
• believe baseball is a powerful metaphor that can teach us a lot about doing EPIC work and living EPIC lives.

BUSINESS LEADERS, WEIGH IN:

• Dawn Sweeney, President & CEO, National Restaurant Association.  Bochy Ball provides a lively and penetrating analysis of how great leaders think and what they do. The Freibergs have captured the spirit and strategy of a remarkable organization. 
• Kent Thiry, Chairman & CEO, DaVita Inc.  This practical and entertaining book is not only for coaches, athletes and sports fanatics but also for business leaders who aspire to bring a whole new level of positive energy to their organizations. 
• Chip Berg, President & CEO, Levi Strauss & Co.  If you want to build a celebrated culture and a strong, enduring brand, read Bochy Ball.
• Bill Whitacre, President & CEO, J.R. Simplot Company.  If exceptional success requires exceptional circumstances, Bochy Ball captures what it takes to create exceptional circumstances in baseball and business.
• Rob Katz, CEO, Vail Resorts, Inc.  Bochy Ball is a blueprint for all organizations that understand team chemistry is essential to their success.
• Lloyd Dean, President & CEO, Dignity Health.If you're a CEO who believes that success is built on great leadership, dive into this entertaining and actionable case study. 
• Cutler Dawson, President &CEO, Navy Federal Credit Union.  Every winning team needs a great "Manager!" Bochy Ball will give you the formula for creating a winning team. 
• David Perkins, Founder, High West Distillery.  As soon as I started reading this book, I added some "to dos" to my daily list. Bochy Ball gives practical and actionable advice for anyone leading a team. 

CELEBRITIES WEIGH IN:

• Huey Lewis, American singer/songwriter/actor.  I love baseball. I love the San Francisco Giants. I love Bruce Bochy and I love this book! 
• Joe Montana.  A priceless dialogue with arguably one of the most successful managers in the history of the game. Filled with exciting triumphs and gut-wrenching defeats that leave no doubt in the reader that team chemistry is a great differentiator. Thoroughly enjoyed this book, you will too!  
• Tony La Russa, Hall of Famer, Three-time World Champion. 

About this title

From the Author:

A friend for 20+ years, our relationship with Bruce and his wife Kim started when Bruce was coming back into MLB for the second time, as manager of the San Diego Padres. Boch doesn't like to do anything half-assed. He didn't want to just win on the field, he wanted to be a great ambassador for the club and build a great relationship with the media and the community. So, with a desire to become more well-rounded he connected with us.

• We have worked with Bruce mostly behind the scenes as a sounding board to give him a different, "outside baseball" perspective.

• Our dialogue has always focused on inspiring his players, building team chemistry, finding ways out of a funk, and taking the high road when handling tough questions from the media.

• So, when people ask, "How long did it take to do the research for Bochy Ball?" the answer is two and a half or 20 years depending on how you want to look at it. 

From the Inside Flap:

CHEMISTRY

• Does it really make a difference? Is it something that only happens when a team wins? A business succeeds? A family achieves? If it can be cultivated, how do you crack the code?
• If talent wins games, but teamwork wins championships, how do you inspire people from different backgrounds, who speak different languages and have different worldviews to play AS ONE?

CHARACTER

• What is the mental, emotional and spiritual make-up in players--of any kind--that enables them to become world-class team members?
• Life is full of challenges. Where does the grit and resilience to bounce back from disappointment, defeat and dark times come from?
• What does it mean to make other players better? How does choosing service over self-interest contribute to the agility of a team?

CULTURE

• What inspires a place where leadership exists at all levels, continuity runs deep, community flourishes, and people enthusiastically play for something--a CAUSE--beyond themselves?
• Bochy Ball answers questions like these and more. It reads like a dialogue between bestselling authors Jackie and Kevin Freiberg and Bruce Bochy, the most successful manager in the game today.
• Not a pitch-by-pitch or game-by-game account of the championship years, not a celebrity biography and not just a book for sports aficionados, Bochy Ball is a book about winning and losing in baseball, business and life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Epic Work Epic Life
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0999700103
• ISBN 13: 9780999700105
• Binding: Hardcover