From the Book - First edition.
Part I. Greatness and its origins: the birth of a freak team
Alpha lions: identifying the world's greatest teams
Captain theory: the importance of "glue guys"
Talent, money, and culture: alternative explanations
Do coaches matter?: the Vince Lombardi effect
Part II. The captains: the seven methods of elite leaders
They just keep coming: doggedness and its ancillary benefits
Intelligent fouls: playing to the edge of the rules
Carrying water: the hidden art of leading from the back
Boxing ears and wiping noses: practical communication
Calculated acts: the power of nonverbal displays
Uncomfortable truths: the courage to stand apart
The kill switch: regulating emotion
Part III. The opposite direction: leadership mistakes and misperceptions
False idols: flawed captains and why we love them
The captaincy in winter: leadership's decline, and how to revive it.
