Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg

Trillion Dollar Coach

1. IDEA 1

   A coach helped build tech giants

   Schmidt, Rosenberg and Eagle describe Bill Campbell, a former American football coach who became a business coach to leaders at Google, Apple and other companies. They credit him with helping build companies worth over a trillion dollars.

2. IDEA 2

   Leadership is earned

   Campbell believed that people make a manager a leader through their respect. Titles alone do not create authority. The authors say that Campbell believed a good leader earns this respect by caring about the team and helping it do well.

3. IDEA 3

   Teams come first

   Campbell emphasised building strong teams, focusing on the team's success rather than individual stars. He helped teams work together. The authors say that Campbell believed a team that works well together can achieve far more than a group of brilliant people working alone.

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