Leadership Lessons from Bill Snyder

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Summary: A tool to be used by persons in any walk of life
Review: I would recommend Leadership Lessons from Bill Snyder to anyone interested in leadership and developing their own leadership skills. As a recent college graduate, I found Coach Snyder's leadership philosophies insightful and inspiring. Though the book documents the evolution and success of Kansas State University's football team, led by Coach Bill Snyder, it is much more than a biography or a history of KSU football. Leadership Lessons from Bill Snyder provides concrete examples of Snyder's leadership strategies in an easy-to-read, almost conversational format. A person in any walk of life could easily draw parallels between endeavors with their own organization and Bill Snyder's proven leadership as he turned a bankrupt organization into a top-ranked national powerhouse.

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Summary: A five-star book bridging leadership theory and practice!
Review: This book bridges the theory and practice of leadership by focussing on the remarkable story of Coach Bill Snyder and the tranformation of the Wildcat Football Program, Kansas State University, and the community of Manhattan, Kansas. Drs. Scott and Shoop are to be commended for selecting a leader whose purpose is to give significance to others rather than seek it for himself. The authors are to be further applauded for taking perspectives and quotes from a group representative of those people Bill Snyder has impacted: players and their families, university employees and students, and citizens of Manhattan and the state of Kansas. The lessons are very practical; Bill Snyder's philosophy of continuous improvement can be freely adopted by anyone.

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Summary: Life Lessons from a Great Man
Review: This book furthers the idea that Coach Snyder is in the business of shaping individual for beyond the playing field. The life lessons that players in his program encounter will be of greater value than anything that money can buy. I encourage any coach or true sports fan to read this book. Just a skimming of the chapters is a better education than any leadership course that I've attended.

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Summary: Outstanding resource on leadership and its application
Review: This book is an easy to understand, step-by-step book on applied leadership principles of one of the greatest college football coaches of all times! Coach Snyder's approach to leadership is readily adaptable by anyone in a leadership position. Dr Shoop and Dr Scott carefully applied Coach Snyder's principles/traits and then supported these with real-world comments by people both external and internal to his sphere of influence. The supporting documentation/comments from these "real-world" experiences enhances the applicability of this book for any leaders "must" have portfolio. This book is a must for anyone in a leadership position, aspiring to be in one, a student of leadership, or a coach. Finally there is an easy to read, comprehend, and apply book on leadership.