The Score Takes Care of Itself: Lessons on Leadership from Bill Walsh

When Bill Walsh was hired as head coach and general manager of the San Francisco 49ers it was indisputably the worst franchise in the NFL — some analysts claimed the worst in all of sports. In the season before he took charge the team struggled to achieve a 2-14 record.

In this toxic and mutinous organizational culture, Bill Walsh would be their third new head coach in a year. Thirty-six months later, San Francisco won Super Bowl XVI. The white-haired, corporate-style leader had transformed the NFL doormat into an incipient dynasty that would ultimately win five Super Bowls.

So how did he do it?

“Treat People Right”

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