Book - Trillion Dollar Coach

23 May 2020

Digital transformation Trillion Dollar Coach

The book "Trillion Dollar Coach", written by Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, and Alan Eagle talks about a famous management coach "Bill Campbell", who was most respected and highly paid management coach in Silicon Valley. He has coached Steve Jobs, Google Founders, Intuit Founders and few other famous CEOs of silicon valley.
The book is written as a conversation between authors sharing their experience working with Bill Campbell and the key lesson they learned during those times. It's remarkable. Worth the price.
The book illuminates key management principles of Bill Campbell through stories.
  • Your Title Makes You A Manager, Your People Make You A Leader.
  • It’s the People.
  • Start with Trip Reports.
  • 5 Words on A White Board.
  • Best Idea, Not Consensus.
  • Manage the Aberrant Genius.
  • Money’s Not Just About the Money.
  • Innovation Is Where the Crazy People Have Stature.
  • Let People Leave with Their Heads Held High.
  • Build an Envelope of Trust.
  • Only Coach the Coachable.
  • Practice Free-Form Listening.
  • No Gap Between Statements and Fact.
  • Don’t Stick It in Their Ear.
  • Be the Evangelist for Courage.
  • Full Identity Front and Center.
  • Team First.
  • Work the Team, Then the Problem.
  • Pick the Right Players.
  • Pair People.
  • Everyone Needs to Be at the Table.
  • Solve the Biggest Problem.
  • Don’t Let the Bitch Sessions Last.
  • Winning Right.
  • Leaders Lead.
  • Fill the Gaps Between People.
  • Permission to Be Empathetic.
  • Cheer Demonstrably for People and Their Success.
  • Always Build Community.
  • Help People.
  • Love the Founders.
  • Build Relationships Whenever You Can.
  • Positive Human Values Generate Positive Business Outcomes.