Foreword Brian Magoffin Introduction: The Magic of Stories Research without Going to the Dentist's Office Brain Research: The Fragile Nature of Memory Brain Function and the Magic of Stories Who is Charlie Sullivan? Five Take Aways from The Power of Stories The Big Idea from The Power of Stories Part I: Beyond Winning Chapter 1- The Culture of Winning Springfield Volleyball: A Culture of Winning Winning Coaches under the Microscope Why It Is Some Coaches Win All the Time? Winning the Game of Belief Five Take Aways from The Culture of Winning The Big Idea from The Culture of Winning Chapter 2- Welcome to the Game of Belief Meet Charlie Sullivan: Welcome to the Game of Belief The Power of Culture: You Were Made for This! More than Pep Talks: Beyond Winning Five Take Aways from Welcome to the Game of Belief The Big Idea from Welcome to the Game of Belief Chapter 3- Turning Obstacles into Opportunities What Stands in the Way, Becomes the Way Eighteen Pencils and a Lost Coin Toss Lessons from a Lost Coin Toss Less than Successful Playing Career: Obstacle or Gift? Five Take Aways from Turning Obstacles into Opportunities The Big Idea from Turning Obstacles into Opportunities Chapter 4- The Power of Personality NFL Draft Day: You Are on the Clock Selection Results: Did You Make the Same Decision as the NFL? The Birth of Grit: Angela Duckworth Finds Her Passion What Makes Gritty Individuals Gritty? Driven From Within: The Power of Effort and Will The Tom Brady and the Power of Belief and Effort Resume versus Eulogy Virtues Five Take Aways from The Power of Personality The Big Idea from The Power of Personality Part II: Building Cultural Grit Chapter 5- Core Values: Failing Well Trial by Fire: Core Values Born of Struggle, Frustration and Failure Winning Coaches and Core Values Five Take Aways from Core Values: Failing Well The Big Idea from Core Values: Failing Well Chapter 6- Cultural Grit The Unexpected Phone Call: Science Meets Sport Making the Case for Cultural Grit The Cultural Grit Pyramid Level One: Shared Effort and Belief Level Two: Striving for Perfection in Process Level Three: Identity and Meaning Five Take Aways from Cultural Grit The Big Idea from Cultural Grit Chapter 7- Belief More than Pep Talks: Belief Borne of Consistent Effort Belief and Effort: A Two Way Street Data Driven Cultures Built on Feedback Transformational Leadership Five Take Aways from Belief The Big Idea from Belief Chapter 8- Process Maintaining Focus on Process Over Product The Power of Being in the Moment Winning by Not Focusing on Winning Focus on Product Begins Early: A Baseball Story Five Take Aways from Process The Big Idea from Process Chapter 9- Identity Which Ring? The Power of Identity Debunking the Great Player Myth Team Identity Built on Great Communication Collective Efficacy: The Research behind Team Cohesion Fostering Collective Efficacy at Springfield Five Take Aways from Identity The Big Idea from Identity Part III Maintaining Belief in the Face of Challenge Chapter 10- Cultures Under Fire The Haircut: Holding Fast to Core Values Team First: Even When It Hurts Maintaining Belief: Getting on the Bus with Elmo The Initial Challenge: Maintaining Belief in Building Your Culture Five Take Aways from Cultures Under Fire The Big Idea from Cultures Under Fire Postscript from Coach Sullivan- Raise Your Hand: Applications to Business Unbelievable Five Take Aways from Raise Your Hand: Applications to Business The Big Idea from Raise Your Hand: Applications to Business A Baker's Dozen of Big Ideas to Move Your Organization Beyond Inspiration Appendix A: The NFL Draft: How Did You Do? Appendix B: April Emails Appendix C: Springfield Core Values References About the Authors
