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Cracking the Code: The Winning Ryder Cup Strategy, Make It Work For You
The U.S. Ryder Cup team ended nearly a decade of European dominance in 2008 by laying aside their individual pursuits for a single week and bonding like brothers on golf's greatest stage.
Inspired by team-building techniques used by Navy SEALs, Ryder Cup captain and ABC commentator Paul Azinger divided the 12-man team into small groups, or pods. Then, with guidance from corporate team-building specialist and licensed family therapist Ron Braund, he placed golfers based on their personality types, rather than their golf games. The relationships among teammates created an atmosphere where Phil Mickelson, Stewart Cink, Kenny Perry, and the other U.S. golfers could perform at their highest levels.
In Cracking the Code: The Winning Ryder Cup Strategy: Make It Work for You, Azinger and Braund tell the compelling story of how the U.S. team members, half of them Ryder Cup rookies, overcame their underdog status to bring the cup back to America. In the telling, they offer team-building techniques that apply to sports, business, and beyond.
Inspired by team-building techniques used by Navy SEALs, Ryder Cup captain and ABC commentator Paul Azinger divided the 12-man team into small groups, or pods. Then, with guidance from corporate team-building specialist and licensed family therapist Ron Braund, he placed golfers based on their personality types, rather than their golf games. The relationships among teammates created an atmosphere where Phil Mickelson, Stewart Cink, Kenny Perry, and the other U.S. golfers could perform at their highest levels.
In Cracking the Code: The Winning Ryder Cup Strategy: Make It Work for You, Azinger and Braund tell the compelling story of how the U.S. team members, half of them Ryder Cup rookies, overcame their underdog status to bring the cup back to America. In the telling, they offer team-building techniques that apply to sports, business, and beyond.
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163 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 1, 2010
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May 6, 2020
Fun, short,energy packed read. Being a golf pro and remembering that Ryder Cup and the excitement behind it made it all the more entertaining.
Love the correlations to leadership and culture creation for business and other areas where teams are built and needed to “win” or execute a plan.
Love the correlations to leadership and culture creation for business and other areas where teams are built and needed to “win” or execute a plan.
July 16, 2018
Candy for an avid golfer. Perhaps only for a limited audience but I couldn't put it down.
July 25, 2014
This is an outstanding book from both a golf and a business perspective. Paul Azinger’s approach to captaining the United States’ Ryder Cup team began with the realization that something had to change in the way we went about competing in the event: The old adage, “If you keep doing what you’ve been doing, you’ll keep getting what you’ve been getting”. How he found a new and ultimately successful method is fun to hear as a golfer and golf fan, but also has many applications away from golf. He first heard of the techniques themselves as they were being used by Navy Seals, and then found his primary advisor (and co-author of the book) in someone experienced in instilling these teambuilding traits into business situations.
This is a very quick read. I don’t know what people do these days when travelling on business, but I kept thinking that it is the perfect book for reading while waiting in the airport and then sitting on the plane. Terrific not only for those interested in golf and the dynamics involved in winning the Ryder Cup, but also for anyone seeking clues for how to successfully direct a team toward a goal.
This is a very quick read. I don’t know what people do these days when travelling on business, but I kept thinking that it is the perfect book for reading while waiting in the airport and then sitting on the plane. Terrific not only for those interested in golf and the dynamics involved in winning the Ryder Cup, but also for anyone seeking clues for how to successfully direct a team toward a goal.
July 8, 2010
i like golf. i don't know that i like golf enough to read a book about it.
but i heard author Paul Azinger interviewed about Cracking the Code on Jim Rome's radio show and the book sound surprisingly interesting.
i ordered it and read it and i have to say - it lived up to my expectation.
basically, it's a book about the formation of the 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup team - and the success of the selection process.
Azinger used team building techniques from the NAVY SEALs and took the 12 man team and broke them into pods - based on personality and compatibility over skill on the golf course.
i really liked his model of team building.
frankly, i intend to take some of these ideas and implement them in the development of leadership teams (or 'pods') in my youth ministry.
who knew?
it's an easy and interesting read.
but i heard author Paul Azinger interviewed about Cracking the Code on Jim Rome's radio show and the book sound surprisingly interesting.
i ordered it and read it and i have to say - it lived up to my expectation.
basically, it's a book about the formation of the 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup team - and the success of the selection process.
Azinger used team building techniques from the NAVY SEALs and took the 12 man team and broke them into pods - based on personality and compatibility over skill on the golf course.
i really liked his model of team building.
frankly, i intend to take some of these ideas and implement them in the development of leadership teams (or 'pods') in my youth ministry.
who knew?
it's an easy and interesting read.
May 28, 2013
A great read for not only golf fans, but also anyone looking for a unique way to build a winning team. Paul Azinger explains the amount of effort and work that goes into the Ryder Cup. Paul also explains how he came to find the winning team strategy and how he executed on his winning team philosophies. A great book for coaches looking to build winning teams.
October 2, 2010
A must read for golfers interested in the Ryder Cup.
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