Crunch Time Format: Trade Paper

PETERSON, RICK

ISBN 10: 1626567697 / ISBN 13: 9781626567696

Published by Penguin Random House

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Crunch Time Format: Trade Paper
• Publisher: Penguin Random House
• ISBN 10: 1626567697
• ISBN 13: 9781626567696
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

Be Your Best Under Pressure!
Learn how elite athletes, entertainers, Navy SEALs, and CEOs conquer pressure. In his 15 years as a major league pitching coach, with the "Moneyball" Oakland A's, NY Mets, Milwaukee Brewers and Baltimore Orioles, Rick Peterson has coached and calmed Hall of Famers, Cy Young Award winners, and many other elite athletes. In this book, he and leadership expert, Judd Hoekstra, make the skill required to conquer pressure available to everyone. From an insider's perspective, learn how you too can become a Crunch Time performer. With fascinating, behind-the-scenes examples from some of the top names in sports, entertainment and business, Rick and Judd offer six powerful reframing strategies to help you see a pressure situation with a new perspective so that it shifts from a threat that can make you panic to an opportunity for you to shine. 

Foreword by Billy Beane, EVP of Baseball Operations, Oakland Athletics.

About the Author

Rick Peterson has coached some of baseball's best pitchers in the past 20 years, including Cy Young Award winners and Hall of Famers. He was the Oakland A's pitching coach during the famed Moneyball era, and has served as a coach with the New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, and Milwaukee Brewers. He is currently Director of Pitching Development with the Baltimore Orioles. He holds a combined degree in psychology and art.

Judd Hoekstra is a leadership and human performance expert, author, consultant and speaker. He serves as a Vice President at The Ken Blanchard Companies, developing the world's best leaders. He is also a coauthor of the bestselling Leading at a Higher Level as well as Who Killed Change? He received his bachelor's in business management and marketing from Cornell University, where he played hockey and baseball. He also graduated from the Advanced Business Management Program at Kellogg School of Management.