Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Handbook of Silicon Valley’s Bill Campbell
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Du Nguyen
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I came into the book， intrigued with a person who apparently was coaching many of the top executives of Silicon Valley。 And there's a lot to learn and think about。 Most of the concepts weren't foreign to me as it's some of the same that's typically touted in business articles and books about leadership and management。 What's probably extraordinary is that this one person did it before the knowledge was more commonplace。 The book isn't really hard to read， it's sometimes or most times quite inele I came into the book， intrigued with a person who apparently was coaching many of the top executives of Silicon Valley。 And there's a lot to learn and think about。 Most of the concepts weren't foreign to me as it's some of the same that's typically touted in business articles and books about leadership and management。 What's probably extraordinary is that this one person did it before the knowledge was more commonplace。 The book isn't really hard to read， it's sometimes or most times quite inelegant in arriving to the point。 The blueprint is apparently， anecdote， anecdote， anecdote， key point。 And some of the anecdotes are so singularly focused that there's no nuance in them。 The book is completely devoid of any criticism of any negatives of Campbell's coaching style but has kept the good parts and perhaps also minimized some of the bad parts。 I will definitely take some of the learnings with me and in many cases reinforce what I already believe in。 As for the book， I've read better ones that encompassed the principles but as a cheat sheet it's probably good enough。 。。。more
Jonas Pohlmann
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- #HowIChanged - I want to be more helping and generous for other people "If you are blessed be a blessing" - I want to honor more people for their work and encourage them to deliver more good work - I will give feedback in the moment and not wait for some time - I will focus on giving more 5 minute favors and be there when people need me - I want to care personally more for the people I work with - #HowIChanged - I want to be more helping and generous for other people "If you are blessed be a blessing" - I want to honor more people for their work and encourage them to deliver more good work - I will give feedback in the moment and not wait for some time - I will focus on giving more 5 minute favors and be there when people need me - I want to care personally more for the people I work with 。。。more
Vineet Jain
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Bible for business executives。
TwanAckermans
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A quick read with some useful insights， but not a playbook by any stretch of the imagination。 The authors do a great job of painting an interesting picture of Bill Campbell， but the book lacks structure and depth。 It feels like a compilation of quick tips - many of which either commonsensical or basic leadership advice。 Had the book presented a framework for effective coaching， or perhaps a structured set of principles， it would have been much better。It's clear that Campbell was a fascinating gu A quick read with some useful insights， but not a playbook by any stretch of the imagination。 The authors do a great job of painting an interesting picture of Bill Campbell， but the book lacks structure and depth。 It feels like a compilation of quick tips - many of which either commonsensical or basic leadership advice。 Had the book presented a framework for effective coaching， or perhaps a structured set of principles， it would have been much better。It's clear that Campbell was a fascinating guy， but the authors worship him constantly。 They also engage in quite a lot of name-dropping。 This irritated me a bit。 Nevertheless， I don't regret reading it。 I learned very little， so I would recommend reading this book if you're 1） really interested in Campbell or 2） looking for some coaching inspiration。 。。。more
Cole Di Carlo
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A nice read。 Refreshing and resetting。 Obviously there was nothing earth shattering， but it’s great to stay centered and focused on people and this book reminds us to do that。Takeaways and quotes:- A study on the benefits of cussing in the workplace？ Smells like BS， and more like cussing in the workplace shows a certain amount of personal comfort。 That personal comfort and confidence is what is beneficial in the workplace。- What is my value as a manager？ Am I someone that people can learn from？- A nice read。 Refreshing and resetting。 Obviously there was nothing earth shattering， but it’s great to stay centered and focused on people and this book reminds us to do that。Takeaways and quotes:- A study on the benefits of cussing in the workplace？ Smells like BS， and more like cussing in the workplace shows a certain amount of personal comfort。 That personal comfort and confidence is what is beneficial in the workplace。- What is my value as a manager？ Am I someone that people can learn from？- Consensus is nice but honest discussions are key to the team performing。 A leader’s role is to create the environment where that can happen。 - A tremendous King Arthur analogy: there is no head to the table， but there is a throne behind it。- As a natural smart Alec myself， I don’t know what to think about his thoughts that there is no room for that in the workplace。- Be creative。 Your post 50 years should be your most creative time。 You have wisdom of experience and freedom to apply it where you want。 。。。more
Alex Bulankou
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Heavy on form， name dropping and somewhat adolescent fascination with foul mouthing in business setting， but light on substance。 Being direct， holding effective 1:1s， valuing different perspectives and speaking the truth that others don’t want to hear is obvious， but the book doesn’t offer many insights about exactly how influential people like Campbell arrived at these key realisations at the right time。
Daniel
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Some good stories on the tech industry and how to be a better team player
Matt Cordas
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Reviewing of Bill Campbells life whom coached many C-suite and Google leadership。
Holger Matthies
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Name dropping and generic "leadership" lessons。 What must have been interesting anecdotes about Google has been censored （"one day， we had a PR problem - Bill came in and said: talk to Andy！ Lesson: Talk to the right people。"）。Nothing to be learned。 Name dropping and generic "leadership" lessons。 What must have been interesting anecdotes about Google has been censored （"one day， we had a PR problem - Bill came in and said: talk to Andy！ Lesson: Talk to the right people。"）。Nothing to be learned。 。。。more
Anna
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“A great manager is a great coach” says it all。
Yang
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This book doesn’t do justice on Bill the coach。 I would appreciate it to be more succinct and need more substance， although there are pockets of wisdom i picked up from the book。
Diane O'Brien
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An interesting book about a great coach; more of a biography than a book about coaching there are a few nuggets if you aren’t familiar with leadership coaching。 Not what I was expecting but I enjoyed learning about John Doerr and others
Prabha Manepalli
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From the book， one can understand Bill Campbell is an extraordinary coach。 He could maintain deep relationships with his coachees and could make them thrive。 The book is more like a collection of stories from Bill's experience coaching multiple silicon valley leaders。 I would give 3* only because it falls short of few things， 1） The arguments on how effective Bill's leadership style was more anecdotal and very less data or research-based。 The points raised would have been more solid if they are From the book， one can understand Bill Campbell is an extraordinary coach。 He could maintain deep relationships with his coachees and could make them thrive。 The book is more like a collection of stories from Bill's experience coaching multiple silicon valley leaders。 I would give 3* only because it falls short of few things， 1） The arguments on how effective Bill's leadership style was more anecdotal and very less data or research-based。 The points raised would have been more solid if they are backed by relevant data。2） Concrete one-liner tips at the end of each chapter were good。 But the tips were not considerate of the various industry domains， company sizes， organisational dynamics。 。。。more
Jennifer Highfield
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I was able to meet Bill Campbell and I had no idea he was thee guy。 He was just Bill， localKid made good helping his former hometown。
Zcat
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I want to go back and read it more carefully later
Prabhjot
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A business management book that focuses more on the human element than the typical rules and strategies of business。
Mell Aguiar
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Interesting， short， + helpful。 Very readable too From seeing the other reviews it’s p clear that if ur looking for deeper leadership advice u might not like this， bc it is admittedly much of the same: build relationships， psychological safety is important， ‘earn’ leadership， don’t tell ppl what to do instead ask them a lot of questions abt the situation， etc etc BUT seeing how Bill put everything into practice + how he was able to positively influence so many ppl is what kept me reading Only thi Interesting， short， + helpful。 Very readable too From seeing the other reviews it’s p clear that if ur looking for deeper leadership advice u might not like this， bc it is admittedly much of the same: build relationships， psychological safety is important， ‘earn’ leadership， don’t tell ppl what to do instead ask them a lot of questions abt the situation， etc etc BUT seeing how Bill put everything into practice + how he was able to positively influence so many ppl is what kept me reading Only thing I didn’t love - The comparison bw the struggles of a Black man in a predominantly white workplace with Bills struggles + the comparison bw Bill and women in predominantly male environments。 In general， the parts of the book that covered diversity were very surface level。 In that respect the book felt like it was written 20 years ago lol 。。。more
Gergina
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I loved how candidly， motivating and beautifully written this book is。 It is a story of friendships， support and being human even in the fast paced Silicon Valley’s world。 It supports not only what the big companies and leaders think， but my own belief that people come first ALWAYS！
Matt
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Put the team first and always think about how you can make others better
Arnold Roa
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Me agrado leerlo， no imagine encontrarme tan a fin con una personalidad del mundo de los negocios。- Necesitas del amor y de la compasión en tu organización- Preocúpate por tu equipo。 Si tu organización tiene un problema antes de atender el problema atiende tu equipo， si el equipo está bien el problema tendrá solución。 Es necesario un plan， pero es más importante que haya un equipo。- Construye comunidad， en cada esquina de tu vida， dentro y fuera del trabajo- Trabaja en el problema más relevante- Me agrado leerlo， no imagine encontrarme tan a fin con una personalidad del mundo de los negocios。- Necesitas del amor y de la compasión en tu organización- Preocúpate por tu equipo。 Si tu organización tiene un problema antes de atender el problema atiende tu equipo， si el equipo está bien el problema tendrá solución。 Es necesario un plan， pero es más importante que haya un equipo。- Construye comunidad， en cada esquina de tu vida， dentro y fuera del trabajo- Trabaja en el problema más relevante- Escucha con verdadera atención- Conoce a las personas como personas。 Los valores humanos positivos generan resultados de negocios favorables。 - Persigue y fomenta la excelencia- No toleres bajos estándares éticos。 。。。more
Madhav Goyal
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Bill's great but the book isn't。 Bill's great but the book isn't。 。。。more
DoeJoe
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As a wise man once said: "Teamwork makes the dream work。" As a wise man once said: "Teamwork makes the dream work。" 。。。more
Adan Leiva
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La guiaEste libro te dará una guía importante en tu vida de liderazgo， hay tanto conocimiento y situaciones que te ayudan a comprender mucho mejor la forma de ser un mejor líder en base al ejemplo de Bill。
Amir Mostafavi
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I think if you're in tech， this book should be in your must-reads。 The book is not very in-depth but it introduces you to one of the most prominent and yet not-so-talked-about figures of Silicon Valley， Bill Campbell。 There is a lot to learn about Bill and his attitude and manners towards the people around him， and his team-building techniques; it's so interesting to know that many of the team practices and spirits present in tech companies today were developed and practiced first by Bill。 After I think if you're in tech， this book should be in your must-reads。 The book is not very in-depth but it introduces you to one of the most prominent and yet not-so-talked-about figures of Silicon Valley， Bill Campbell。 There is a lot to learn about Bill and his attitude and manners towards the people around him， and his team-building techniques; it's so interesting to know that many of the team practices and spirits present in tech companies today were developed and practiced first by Bill。 After reading this book， you can't help but to think Bill is the convergent point of many great tech leaders from Steve Jobs， to Eric Schmidt， Larry and Sergey， Sundar Pichai， and many more。 。。。more
Eric Konzelmann
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Listened on audiobook， TL;DR: bring love to the workplace， be brutally honest， the best work is done in teams， not by individuals。Get to know your coworkers。 Really get to know them on a personal level first， then get down to work issues。
Aíquis
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O livro conta os princípios e técnicas de liderança desenvolvidos por Bill Campbell， que influenciou várias gerações de líderes do Vale do Silício。Os princípios de Bill estão muito relacionados a uma visão de líder como um coach， no sentido esportivo mesmo。 Além disso， os métodos de Bill valorizam muito as relações humanas que muitas vezes são deixadas de fora do ambiente profissional。 Coisas como amor， carinho e atenção genuínas e profundas são pilares importantes de liderança para a construção O livro conta os princípios e técnicas de liderança desenvolvidos por Bill Campbell， que influenciou várias gerações de líderes do Vale do Silício。Os princípios de Bill estão muito relacionados a uma visão de líder como um coach， no sentido esportivo mesmo。 Além disso， os métodos de Bill valorizam muito as relações humanas que muitas vezes são deixadas de fora do ambiente profissional。 Coisas como amor， carinho e atenção genuínas e profundas são pilares importantes de liderança para a construção de grandes times e， por consequência， de grandes empresas。 。。。more
Omar Fernández
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Bill Campbell's philosophy as a coach - focus on the team， have the right players。 Treat people with respect。 Bill Campbell's philosophy as a coach - focus on the team， have the right players。 Treat people with respect。 。。。more
Hesam Andalib
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My main takeaways from this book are:- be genuine- NEVER FAKE IT！ - Put people first and lead- You can have manager in your title but that doesn’t help you to lead - Care about others and be present when they need you- Act for the benefit of the team - Don’t be led by egoThe only problem that I have with this book is it’s generalization based on one case。 I would prefer to focus on values and find people that could respect those values in their life and work。 Bill Campbell was a great coach， wit My main takeaways from this book are:- be genuine- NEVER FAKE IT！ - Put people first and lead- You can have manager in your title but that doesn’t help you to lead - Care about others and be present when they need you- Act for the benefit of the team - Don’t be led by egoThe only problem that I have with this book is it’s generalization based on one case。 I would prefer to focus on values and find people that could respect those values in their life and work。 Bill Campbell was a great coach， with no doubt， and it takes decades until someone with the same impact appears！ 。。。more
Muralidhar
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Good read。
Disha
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