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One of the most unique, enjoyable - and effective - management and leadership books in recent memory.

Success in today's business climate requires greater managerial and leadership excellence than ever...so what happens when pro football and management fundamentals come together?

Answer: you'll find forty hard-hitting lessons in the "blocking and tackling" fundamentals of management set against a backdrop of personalities and events from forty years of Pittsburgh Steelers history.

Praised by USA Today, Pittsburgh Business Times, Pittsburgh Magazine...

Featured on Pittsburgh's KDKA and other radio stations...

Each of the forty chapters contains a memorable story about a player, coach, game, or some other aspect of a Steelers season between 1969 and 2008 as the basis for a critical management or leadership lesson that will resonate with readers from first-level supervisors up to the executive suite.

Beginning with the dark days of the Steelers'' 1-13 season in 1969 and the accompanying business lesson of "Don't Panic, Because Sometimes it Really is Darkest Before the Dawn," and concluding with the Steelers' march in 2008 to their sixth Super Bowl title even as a possible change in team ownership is in the wind ("Don't Let 'Off the Field' Distractions Interfere with Your Business Mission"), readers will find a wealth of business and management lessons covering:

- Strategic and tactical planning
- Resolving problems and getting through difficult situations
- Job assignments and career broadening
- Recruiting, hiring, and firing
- Evaluating and rewarding employee performance
- Dealing with dissension in the ranks
- Measuring and managing your organizational KPIs
- Sales management best practices
- Project management

(This book and the author are not affiliated with nor endorsed by the Pittsburgh Steelers organization, The National Football League, or any player, coach, or team official mentioned herein. No representations to the contrary are made by Thinking Helmet, Inc., the author, or any other party.)

Length: 267 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
Page Flip: Enabled

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USA Today: "A business model made of steel AlanSimon, author of 26 previous business books, figured he'd mix a little businesswith a lot of sports pleasure in his latest one. He took his love for hishometown football team and combined that with management lessons to writeBlocking and Tackling Your Way to Management Success... So (the PittsburghSteelers) drafting Franco Harris over Lydell Mitchell in 1972 becomes a lessonon how companies should interpret data..."

Pittsburgh Business Times: "As the author of 26 previous businessbooks, Alan Simon knows a thing or two about financial strategies, managementand consulting. In this latest book Simon has combined his love affair withbusiness with his passion for the Pittsburgh Steelers. In doing so, he screated a new approach to business tactics...Blocking and Tackling has enoughbusiness sense-along with a wealth of interesting Steelers information to makethis a successful touchdown attempt."

Pittsburgh Magazine: "Regardless of your business or yourposition, there are useful tips here for just about anyone...It s hard to arguewith examples of Simon s reasoning such as, If you take a hard look at 40 yearsworth of Pittsburgh Steelers history, you can derive a wealth of business and managementlessons."

About the Author

Alan Simon, the President & Managing Principal of Thinking Helmet, Inc., is the author of 28 books, including How to be a Successful Computer Consultant, Data Warehousing For Dummies, Stock Options For Dummies, and Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence for E-Commerce among others. He regularly speaks at conferences, seminars and private client events and is known for his engaging and thought-provoking perspectives about emerging technologies, business management, and corporate performance management. Blocking and Tackling Your Way to Management Success is the cornerstone of The Thinking Helmet Experience, an innovate portfolio of management training seminars. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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ASIN : B0044XUYQ4
Publisher : Thinking Helmet, Inc. (May 26, 2009)
Publication date : May 26, 2009
Language : English
File size : 337 KB
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 267 pages
Lending : Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #3,139,936 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #857 in Sports & Entertainment Industry (Kindle Store)
- #1,378 in Sports Industry
- #3,512 in Football (Kindle Store)

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Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2012

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was not that informative and wasnt for my son he was never into baseball and really doesnt care for manageing a team

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Joseph T. Witkowski

Now the National Press is on Alan Simon's bandwagon

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2011

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Great book -- I read it long before the National Press like Fanhouse started esposing the virtues of the Steeler Way. If anything, Alan Simon has branded the Steeler Way better than any compilation of virtues I have read to date. Get it and keep it on your desk not only to stay on track in your business but to be inspired to the greatness embodies by THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS. HERE WE GO STEELERS, HERE WE GO!!!

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Wayne

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 25, 2013

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Something to add to my management book collection. gives some different perspectives to take into account. the free price tag helps too.

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