Cracking the Code
Here are some of the topics we can unpack in
CHAMPIONS TOGETHER
1. Culture
The DNA of a Championship Culture
Learn how the San Francisco Giants went from the brink of disaster to a $2b enterprise and one of the most successful sports franchises in the world.
2. Character
Talent: Targeting the Right Stuff
The Giants are more concerned about fit than flash.
Find out what character strengths they look for in a player who contributes to team chemistry.
3. Leadership
Drawing the Best Out of Players
Players are people first; not toys or robots.
Discover how Bruce Bochy creates the conditions for ultimate success.
4. Spirit
Choosing Service Over Self-interest
Talent wins games but teamwork wins championships.
Learn how unselfishness creates agility and the flexibility to adapt to things a team can’t control.
5. Resilience
A Never-Say-Die Mentality
Where does GRIT come from?
How do you engender composure, hope and resolve—the very things that build invincible players and a resilient organization?
6. perspective
Stay Hungry, Humble and Focused
When everyone and everything around you is constantly getting better, you have to stay hungry.
Here you will find out what it means to be coachable, to not let success become the enemy and to maintain a maniacal focus.
7. Swagger
Be Disciplined and Accountable
See how relentless preparation, playing full throttle, thinking ahead, and being decisive contribute to out-thinking your competition—and winning.
8. Heart
Hospitality and Trust = Chemistry
Players who feel welcomed, who know they belong and who can be themselves perform at a higher level.
Leaders who are kind yet candid and clear breed trust. Together, these elements inspire heart and the will to win.
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confident humility
Can Confidence and Humility Get Along?
Players who make a culture special carry themselves with confident humility. What does the fusion of these two seemingly paradoxical virtues look like?
Get Out of the Comfort Zone
What Happens When You Put a Cy Young Pitcher in the Bullpen?
Be a Connoisseur of Talent
Garth Brooks? Playing Ball at Spring Training? What happened?
We know wine and food connoisseurs? Team chemistry starts with a coach, or an artist who believes he or she is a connoiseur of great talent.