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Intangibles : unlocking the science and soul of team chemistry / Joan Ryan.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Little Brown & Company, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First editionDescription: 263 pages : 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780316434935
  • 0316434930
Subject(s):
Contents:
You complete me -- The arrowleaf -- Super-carriers, or the curious case of Jonny Gomes -- Super-disruptors, or the curiouser case of Barry Bonds -- The seven archetypes -- Just us -- Humm-baby, Kruke, and the pygmalion effect -- Synthesis.
Summary: Does team chemistry actually exist? Is there scientific or mathematical proof? Is team chemistry as real and relevant as on-base percentages and wins above replacement? Team chemistry alone won't win a World Series, but talent alone won't win it, either. And by interviewing more than 100 players, coaches, managers, and statisticians, as well as over five years of extensive research in neuroscience, biology, physiology, and psychology, the author proves that the social and emotional state of a team does affect performance. Grit, passion, selflessness, and effort matter -- but never underestimate the power of chemistry.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 796.06 R988 Available 33111009635851
Adult Book Adult Book Northport Library NonFiction 796.06 R988 Available 33111009005212
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From baseball to biology, an award-winning journalist highlights the power of team chemistry in this "terrific" data-driven investigation of human relationships (Billie Jean King).
Does team chemistry actually exist? Is there scientific or mathematical proof? Is team chemistry as real and relevant as on-base percentages and wins above replacement?
In Joan Ryan's groundbreaking book we discover that the answer to all of the above is a resounding yes. As Ryan puts it, team chemistry, or the combination of biological and social forces that boosts selfless effort among more players over more days of a season, is what drives sports teams toward a common goal, encouraging the players to be the best versions of themselves. These are the elements of teams that make them "click," the ones that foster trust and respect, and push players to exceed their own potential when they work well together.
Team chemistry alone won't win a World Series, but talent alone won't win it, either. And by interviewing more than 100 players, coaches, managers, and statisticians, as well as over five years of extensive research in neuroscience, biology, physiology, and psychology, Ryan proves that the social and emotional state of a team does affect performance. Grit, passion, selflessness, and effort matter -- but never underestimate the power of chemistry.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-254) and index.

You complete me -- The arrowleaf -- Super-carriers, or the curious case of Jonny Gomes -- Super-disruptors, or the curiouser case of Barry Bonds -- The seven archetypes -- Just us -- Humm-baby, Kruke, and the pygmalion effect -- Synthesis.

Does team chemistry actually exist? Is there scientific or mathematical proof? Is team chemistry as real and relevant as on-base percentages and wins above replacement? Team chemistry alone won't win a World Series, but talent alone won't win it, either. And by interviewing more than 100 players, coaches, managers, and statisticians, as well as over five years of extensive research in neuroscience, biology, physiology, and psychology, the author proves that the social and emotional state of a team does affect performance. Grit, passion, selflessness, and effort matter -- but never underestimate the power of chemistry.

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