You Win in the Locker Room First

<p>Introduction xi</p>
<p>1 Culture 1</p>
<p>Create a Winning Culture 3</p>
<p>Build Your Culture Up and Down 4</p>
<p>Everyone Creates Your Culture 6</p>
<p>X′s and O′s Are Overrated 8</p>
<p>Sustained Culture = Sustained Success 9</p>
<p>Know What You Stand For 10</p>
<p>Process and Milestones 12</p>
<p>Focus on the Root, Not the Fruit 16</p>
<p>You Have to Fight For Your Culture and Team 17</p>
<p>2 Contagious 21</p>
<p>Germ or Vitamin C? 23</p>
<p>Contagious with a Vision and Mission 24</p>
<p>Contagious with Your Belief 26</p>
<p>Contagious with a Positive Attitude 28</p>
<p>Contagious Leaders in the Locker Room 29</p>
<p>No Energy Vampires Allowed 33</p>
<p>The No Complaining Rule 35</p>
<p>3 Consistent 37</p>
<p>Consistency Wins the Locker Room 39</p>
<p>Consistency Wins in the Long Run 40</p>
<p>It′s Not Okay to Be Moody 41</p>
<p>Be Consistent in Your Desire to Be Great 42</p>
<p>Complacency Is a Disease 43</p>
<p>Consistently Improving 45</p>
<p>Humble and Hungry 46</p>
<p>4 Communicate 49</p>
<p>The Most Important Thing a Coach Can Do 51</p>
<p>One–on–One Communication 52</p>
<p>Listening Enhances Communication 55</p>
<p>What′s the Temperature Today? 57</p>
<p>Leading by Walking Around 59</p>
<p>Communicating the Message 61</p>
<p>The Power of an Outside Voice 63</p>
<p>The Enemies of Great Communication 64</p>
<p>Communication Must Lead to Collaboration 65</p>
<p>5 Connect 67</p>
<p>Communicating and Collaborating Leads to Connection 69</p>
<p>Team Beats Talent When Talent Isn′t a Team 70</p>
<p>We Got This 71</p>
<p>Unplug from Technology and Plug into People 74</p>
<p>Create a Connected Locker Room 76</p>
<p>Connect Outside the Locker Room to Be Strong Inside the Locker Room 79</p>
<p>Stay Connected 81</p>
<p>6 Commitment 83</p>
<p>Commit if You Want Commitment 85</p>
<p>Commitment Begins with the Leader 86</p>
<p>Feeling Is More Powerful than Hearing 87</p>
<p>Serve to Be Great 89</p>
<p>Commitment Starts at Home 90</p>
<p>Commitment is Spelled T–I–M–E 91</p>
<p>When You Commit You Make Everyone Better 93</p>
<p>The Hard Hat 95</p>
<p>It′s Not About You 97</p>
<p>Lose Your Ego 98</p>
<p>Commitment Requires Sacrifice 101</p>
<p>7 Care 103</p>
<p>Caring Is a Strategy 105</p>
<p>Care More 107</p>
<p>Create a Culture of Caring 109</p>
<p>Show You Care 110</p>
<p>More than a Uniform and Number 114</p>
<p>Transactional versus Transformational 115</p>
<p>Love Tough 116</p>
<p>Discover Your Caring Trademark 117</p>
<p>When You Care, Your Team Will Care 119</p>
<p>The Big C 121</p>
<p>The Other Big C 125</p>
<p>Beyond the 7 C′s 129</p>
<p>Integrity 129</p>
<p>Be Passionate, Not Emotional 131</p>
<p>Create Your Own Style of Leadership 131</p>
<p>Leadership Is Both Macro and Micro 133</p>
<p>Lead Your Leaders 133</p>
<p>Focus on the Process 135</p>
<p>Forget the Past, Focus on the Fundamentals 137</p>
<p>LOSS: Learning Opportunity, Stay Strong 139</p>
<p>Culture Contamination 140</p>
<p>Don′t Focus on Winning Championships; Focus on Developing Champions 141</p>
<p>The Time Is Now 142</p>
<p>Looking for Murphy 144</p>
<p>Pressure, Not Stress 145</p>
<p>Compete, then Unite 145</p>
<p>Speaking as One Voice to the Media 147</p>
<p>Become a Lifelong Learner 149</p>
<p>Leave Your Legacy 150</p>
<p>The Action Plan 153</p>
<p>Put the 7 C′s to Work to Enhance Your Culture 159</p>
<p>Build a Winning Team 160</p>
<p>Other Books by Jon Gordon 161</p>