Sam Walker è vicedirettore per l'enterprise del Wall Street Journal, dove dirige le approfondite rubriche di prima pagina e i progetti di giornalismo investigativo del quotidiano. Il suo lavoro approfondisce la psicologia della leadership e del successo umano, cercando di scoprire le qualità sottostanti che distinguono gli individui eccezionali. L'approccio di Walker è caratterizzato da una ricerca meticolosa e un'analisi approfondita, offrendo ai lettori narrazioni avvincenti che illuminano argomenti complessi. Cerca di comprendere le dinamiche del successo e i fattori spesso invisibili che contribuiscono a prestazioni straordinarie.
Captains, in short, who challenge your assumption of what inspired leadership looks like. Covering world renowned teams like Barcelona, Brazil, the All Blacks and the New York Yankees to lesser known successes of Soviet ice hockey or French handball, The Captain Class unveils the seven key qualities that make an exceptional leader.
Every spring, millions of Americans prepare to take part in one of the oddest, most obsessive, and most engrossing rituals in the sports pantheon: Rotisserie baseball, a fantasy game where armchair fans match wits by building their own teams. In 2004, Sam Walker, a sports columnist for the Wall Street Journal, decided to explore this phenomenon by talking his way into Tout Wars, a league reserved for the nation’s top experts. The result is one of the most sheerly entertaining sports books in years and a matchless look into the heart and soul of our national pastime.
The narrative intertwines the journey of a brave Latina woman who rises to the presidency with the overlooked legacy of James Wilson, a founding father who played a pivotal role in crafting the Constitution. This tale explores themes of political courage and historical memory, shedding light on the contributions of marginalized figures in American history while highlighting the struggles and triumphs of leadership in a complex political landscape.
Verbal Dyspraxia is a widespread, specific, severe speech disorder found in children, which prevents the brain from getting the correct messages to the muscles in and around the mouth, which in turn affects the ability to make intelligible speech. The outcome can be traumatic for all and involves trying to get effective support from the NHS, establishing what therapy the child needs and implementing coping strategies to ensure that the child can have as normal a childhood as possible. Waiting for a Voice is a guide for families coping with verbal dyspraxia.
Šestnáct nejdominantnějších sportovních celků historie, napříč všemi týmovými sporty od španělské fotbalové ligy až po hokejovou NHL, mělo jednu věc společnou – stejný typ kapitána, neobyčejného lídra s nekonvenčními dovednostmi a sklony. Zakládající redaktor sportovní sekce deníku Wall Street Journal Sam Walker přichází ve své knize Kapitáni s novou teorií o tom, jak by měl vypadat velký lídr týmu. Na základě původních rozhovorů se sportovci, trenéry, manažery a experty na budování týmů sestavil seznam sedmi klíčových vlastností, které mimořádného lídra společně vytváří – od extrémní zarputilosti přes taktickou agresivitu až po kuráž postavit se stranou. Kapitáni ale nejsou jen kniha o sportu. Je to také návod, jak budovat úspěšný tým v jakémkoli oboru, a pojednání o tom, jak se rodí takzvané transformační vedení.