Management by Baseball: The Official Rules for Winning Management in Any Field (Hardcover)

by Jeff Angus (Author)
Key Phrases: baseball model, new career highs, deadly skin, World Series, Branch Rickey, Earl Weaver (more...)

Editorial Reviews

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"The skills in Management by Baseball work ... Angus keeps us focused and motivated on the process of performing." -- Rick Peterson, Pitching Coach, New York Mets

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"The skills in Management by Baseball work ... Angus keeps us focused and motivated on the process of performing." (Rick Peterson, Pitching Coach, New York Mets )

"Management by Baseball is a great baseball book and a great and insightful general management primer...the book I wish I had in me!" (Tom Peters, Orioles fan and occasional management guru )

"No other management book I've read delivers so much insight and fun in such a compact package." (Stephen Manes, Columnist, Forbes Magazine )

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: HarperBusiness (May 2, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061119075
• ISBN-13: 978-0061119071
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #436,415 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Insight, September 24, 2006

By	Christopher S. Logan (Portland, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a thoughtful and funny book that anyone in business can learn from. It is always good to see things from different and new points of view. Jeff Angus proves that baseball provides us useful insights into our everyday management challenges. All of us who have spent sunny afternoons at the park can relate to this approach. Mr. Angus represents these ideas with pace and humor that is rere today in any nonfiction let alone a business book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Any new manager and baseball fan will relish, September 23, 2006

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

MANAGEMENT BY BASEBALL: THE OFFICIAL RULES FOR WINNING MANAGEMENT IN ANY FIELD could also have been featured in our sports section, but it's reviewed here for its applications of baseball principles to management theory. Baseball managers can be better role models for leaders in business than current business models because they have learned how to implement innovations, overcome resistance to new ideas, adapt to changes, and lead team efforts: any new manager and baseball fan will relish these 'how to' guidelines.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

14 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Action-oriented wisdom for the rest of us, May 10, 2006

By	Stephen Rees (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I normally hate how-to books and management titles. But this one is a different animal. Mr. Angus's advice is smart, practical, and connected to the game of baseball (which makes it more fun as well as more understandable). If you enjoy baseball, and want to learn a few new moves to help you manage better, I urge you to read this book.