Competent Is Not an Option: Build an Elite Leadership Team Following the Talent Development Game Plan of Sports Champions

"How can I develop an elite leadership team when there's hardly any time to get my real work done?"

This is a universal lament from business leaders in fast-paced organizations... until they apply the unique and time-efficient practices outlined in this book. Competent is Not an Option shows you how to adapt the talent development process used by championship sports teams to produce all-star leaders in your business. What if you could ...

- Compress a year's worth of leadership development activities into one month?

- Build leadership capabilities every day, even during phone calls, giving presentations, or in breaks between meetings?

- Ignite hidden leadership capacity to achieve goals you've given up on or never even contemplated?

- Turn mind-numbing meetings into engaging skill-building sessions?

What sports teams know-about mindset shifts, practice methods, and elite talent development habits-isn't taught in any business school or corporate training department. Apply the principles in this book and you will develop an elite leadership team who can out-think, out-practice, out-learn, out-innovate, and out-perform your competition.

What Elite Performers say about Competent is Not an Option:

..".For any businesses lacking time to develop elite leaders, Competent is Not an Option delivers an innovative solution by adapting player development methods from sports. It's a game-changer."

-- Billy Beane, VP/General Manager, Oakland A's

..".Art Turock does a tremendous job of taking the concepts he learned from our coaching clinics and translating them to the business world. Competent is Not an Option is a fantastic resource to help develop your talents and maximize your abilities."

-- Pete Carroll, Head Coach, Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks

"This book is not a collection of sports analogies. You will learn ingenious ways to adapt sports team's talent development practices to systematize the art of performing at the highest level."