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MJ in 1982
Michael Jordan in his college days with teammates Matt Doherty (44) and Sam Perkins and coach Dean Smith. (AP photo by Robert Willett /October 14, 1982)
An author of a new book has some sage advice for business leaders: Be more like Michael Jordan.
Bruce Piasecki, who penned "Doing More with Teams: The New Way to Winning," says Michael Jordan's long and storied career "is a shining example of how the best teams operate."
Jordan shouldn't be emulated just because of the Bulls star's individual success, the author says, but by the way he showed leadership and helped create a seemingly unstoppable team, meshing with different personalities such as the quiet Scottie Pippen and outrageous Dennis Rodman to create a basketball dynasty.
Those team dynamics are similar in the business world, the author says. And businesses are most successful when they are led by the right leaders and are composed of a mix of people with varying talents, he argues.
Jordan also is held up as an example in other tenets of good business teamwork the author describes.
-- Ego and individual goals have no place on teams.
"When we pin all our hopes on a single individual and ignore the context in which he or she operates, we will be disappointed," he says.
-- Failure is part of winning.
"Leaders must instill in teams a tolerance of losing," he said. "We must convey that failure is a part of life and thus a part of business."
Jordan, who helped the Chicago Bulls win six NBA championships, famously said "I've failed over and over and over again in my life, and that is why I succeed."
The book is set to be released next month but is available for pre-order on Amazon.com.
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