About The Hard Hat: 21 Ways to Be a Great Teammate
Great teammates don’t just impact you today; they impact you for the rest of your life. From the moment Jon Gordon heard about George Boiardi and the Hard Hat he was intrigued and captivated. Over the years he visited George’s coaches, attended several “21 Dinners” held in his honor, met his family, talked to his teammates and observed how he inspired all who knew him. The Hard Hat is an unforgettable true story about a selfless, loyal, joyful, hard-working, competitive, and compassionate leader and teammate, the impact he had on his team and program and the lessons we can learn from him. The book Infused with practical insights and life changing lessons, The Hard Hat will inspire you to be the best teammate you can be and to build a great team. *100% of author’s royalties go to support the Mario St. George Boiardi Foundation
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Complete Title: The Hard Hat: 21 Ways to Be a Great Teammate (Jon Gordon)
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 128
Publication Time: May 4, 2015
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: 111912011X
ISBN13: 9781119120117
About Jon Gordon
Jon Gordon
Jon Gordon is an American business consultant and author on the topics of leadership, culture, sales, and teamwork.
Jon Gordon’s best-selling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous NFL, NBA, and college coaches and teams, Fortune 500 companies, school districts, hospitals and non-profits. He is the author of The Wall Street Journal bestseller The Energy Bus, The No Complaining Rule, Training Camp, The Shark and The Goldfish, Soup, The Seed and his latest The Positive Dog. Jon and his tips have been featured on The Today Show, CNN, Fox and Friends and in numerous magazines and newspapers. His clients include The Atlanta Falcons, Campbell Soup, Wells Fargo, State Farm, Novartis, Bayer and more.
Jon is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a Masters in Teaching from Emory University. He and his training/consulting company are passionate about developing positive leaders, organizations and teams.
When he’s not running through airports or speaking, you can find him playing tennis or lacrosse with his wife and two “high energy” children.
You can find him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jongordonpage
Reviews The Hard Hat: 21 Ways to Be a Great Teammate
Dunori
This was ahite… its possible I may have liked it more if I hadn’t already read a lot of books or seen a lot of movies that’s similar. It’s still worth recommending though to anyone who thinks…
Alyssa Keptner
This was a quick read and my coach gave me this to read. It was a little repetitive but it made me think about being a good teammates in a new light and was a great read as an athlete and person. If y…
Jodi Hoag
Several good things to take from this book and implement in your own life. I am going to try to do some takeaways from this book to implement at work for my “work team”. It’s quick read and wort…
Brooke Hoag
Our coach gave this book to us to read as a team. I enjoyed the story and it definitely showed my empathetic side. It was a gut wrenching story with an incredible message…
Clancy
This was a quick read, but it felt like a high school student wrote it along with too intensely glorifying George for me…
Sam T.
The Hard Hat was a great book for a athlete. It has a life lesson every chapter of the book. Although it was short, it was still an awesome book to read. It starts with how a player from Cornell died…
Helfren Filex
How to be a great teammate? I believe this book has a helpful guide as I navigate the world of teamworkship and hope it doesn’t disappoint. Teammate in the 20th century has larger than life impact tha…
Titilayo
I am soooooooo underwhelmed!! The author did a poor job of carrying the hard hat theme throughout the chapters. The prose isn’t very elegant. I thought it was going to be some elitist dribble about a…
Lesa Haney
At the end of each school year, we are given a different Jon Gordon book to read over this summer. Most of Gordon’s books are fables so I was interested in this as it was based on a real person. The…