Coach Lee Owens (Ashland University, Ohio State University, and Massillon High School), has been writing this book for the past forty-five years. During his coaching career, he had the opportunity to take over six struggling high school and college football teams. Each time the challenge was different, but the message was the same. He told each team they would be champions, and each time it happened. The blueprint for achieving team excellence works in the locker room, but it can also work in the boardroom. Motivating a team of football players is no different from motivating a team of salespeople or motivating your team at home.
The Spirit of a Team: Successful CEOs and Coaches Share Their Strategies for Achieving Excellence gives readers real-life examples of how actual CEOs, coaches, and players used these skills to achieve success in the biggest arenas of business and sport. Lee Owens and Larry Phillips sat down with multiple individuals who exemplify leadership. Read the stories of:
- Carl Johnson: Warren Equity Partners- Partner, Head of Operations
- Larry Kehres: Mount Union Head Football Coach
- Charlie Frye: NFL & College Football Coach, Cleveland Browns Quarterback
- Luke Fickell: Head Football Coach, Wisconsin Badgers
- Steve Clinkscale: NFL Coach, Los Angeles Chargers
- Dwight Schar: Founder NVR
- Nate Moore: Head Football Coach, Massillon High School
- Matt LaFleur: Head Football Coach, Green Bay Packers
- Matt Kaulig: Executive Chairman, Kaulig Companies/LeafFilter
- Dan Niss: President, Charter Next Generation
- Sue Ramsey: Motivational Speaker, 2013 Division II Basketball National Champion
Their stories are not only inspiring, but also a validation of the building blocks to team excellence that The Spirit of a Team outlines, mixed with Coach Lee Owens's twenty-six years of coaching experience and Larry Phillips's thirty-five years of journalistic insights.
