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Book: The Red Rubber Ball at Work: Elevate Your Game Through the Hidden Power of Play :: Zig Ziglar|Books :: Book
Date: Tuesday, 06 January, 2009 :: 10:25
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The Red Rubber Ball at Work: Elevate Your Game Through the Hidden Power of Play
List Price: USD $19.95
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Product Group: book
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
Studio: McGraw-Hill
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How do you ignite creativity, problem solving, and risk taking to score big in business? According to bestselling author Kevin Carroll, it?s child?s play! . . Former 76ers athletic trainer Kevin Carroll, has turned his childhood passion for playing ball into a bestselling franchise. In this fun and thoughtful follow-up to his bestselling Rules of the Red Rubber Ball (2007), Carroll switches the playing field to the workplace,. where innovation, motivation, engagement, and teamwork are the headline issues. Drawing on ?play profiles? from thought leaders, change agents, and business leaders, he. explains how to bring a sense of play into the workplace to stimulate creativity, encourage risk-taking, achieve goals--and have a great time doing it. . . Fully illustrated, with 31 profiles of successful. ?players? including ESPN president George Bodenheimer, bestselling authors Seth Godin and Malcolm Gladwell, Food. Network host Duff Goldman, South Bronx activist Majora Carter, renowned author Paulo Coehlo, and many others.
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Summary: Very intriguing point of view - worthwhile read
Date: 2008-12-29 -
Comment: Interesting thesis. Ask people who have made a difference in the world, to talk about a defining moment of play that has affected who they are today. Using five topic areas the author organizes the small vignettes. The topics are ; innovation, results,teamwork, leadership & curiosity. Kevin Carroll is the also the author of Rules of the Red Rubber Ball and What's Your Red Rubber Ball?! He travels the globe speaking to businesses and to young people about the importance of sport and play in life. He is an advocate in the Sport for Social Change movement. Find out more at http://www.rrbatwork.com/about/. This is a very enjoyable, quickly read book, that just may adjust your attitude. It will certainly give you more stories to tell.
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