Leadership Library
Bill Walsh and the San Francisco 49ers
Books
- The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership by Bill Walsh with Steve Jamison and Craig Walsh
- Building a Champion: On Football and the Making of the 49ers by Bill Walsh
- Finding the Winning Edge by Bill Walsh
- The Genius: How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty by David Harris
- A Nearly Perfect Season: The Inside Story of the 1984 San Francisco 49ers by Chris, Willis
- Rough Magic: Bill Walsh’s Return to Stanford Football by Lowell Cohn
- Montana: the Biography of Football’s Joe Cool by Keith Dunnavant
- Go Long!: My Journey Beyond the Game and the Fame by Jerry Rice with Brian Curtis
- Total Impact: Straight Talk from Football’s Hardest Hitter by Ronnie Lott with Jill Lieber
- QB: My Life Behind the Spiral by Steve Young with Jeff Benedict
Videos
- America’s Game - 1981 49ers: NFL Films Documentary
- America’s Game - 1984 49ers: NFL Films Documentary
- America’s Game - 1989 49ers: NFL Films Documentary
Podcast
Bill Walsh’s Master’s Thesis
Bill Walsh's Standard of Performance
Leadership and Personal Development Books
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Am I Being Too Subtle?: Straight Talk from a Business Rebel By Sam Zelle
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Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles and Ted Orland
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones by James Clear
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Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I’d Known Earlier by Kevin Kelly
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Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae by Steven Pressfield
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t by Jim Collins
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
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Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
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Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
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Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness
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Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio
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Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
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The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America’s Banana King by Rich Cohen
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The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek
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The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance by W. Timothy Gallway
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The Leadership Secrets of Nick Saban: How Alabama’s Coach Became the Greatest Ever by John Talty
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The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battle by Steven Pressfield
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Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork by Dan Sullivan and Ben Hardy
James Dyson and the Vacuum
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Invention; A Life of Learning Through Failure by James Dyson
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Against the Odds by James Dyson
Sarah Blakely and Spanx
Phil Knight and Nike
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Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight
Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition
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Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
Teddy Roosevelt and The River of Doubt Expedition
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The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey by Candice Millard
John Wooden Leadership and Coaching
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Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court by John Wooden
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The Greatest Coach of All Time: Timeless Wisdom and Insights from John Wooden by Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Netflix Story with Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings
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That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea by Marc Randolph
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No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer
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Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility by Patty McCord
Elon Musk and SpaceX
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Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
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Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days that Launched SpaceX by Eric Berger
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Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age by Eric Berger
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Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance
Todd Graves and the Raising Cane’s Story
Dr. Seuss and Green Eggs and Ham
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Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
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Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination By Brian Jay Jones
Ranger Blood Transfusion
Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway
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The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder
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Buffett: The Making of An American Capitalist by Roger Lowenstein
Lou Gerstner and IBM
The Wright Brothers and Charles Taylor
Stanley McChrystal and JSOC
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Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World by General Stanley McChrystal, Tantum Collins, David Silverman, and Chris Fussell
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My Share of the Task: A Memoir by General Stanley McChrystal
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On Character: Choices that Define a Life by General Stanley McChrystal
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Relentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command by Sean Naylor
Pixar and the BrainTrust
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Creativity Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces that Get In the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull
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The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company by David A. Price
Additional Podcasts and Videos