{"title":"Tom Young","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTom Young\u003c\/strong\u003e offers incisive explorations into the forces shaping leadership, historical institutions, and global dynamics. His works engage with themes of power, governance, and transformation, providing readers with thoughtful analyses that bridge business, culture, and political landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a blend of historical insight and current affairs, where each book invites reflection on the complexities behind economic and cultural narratives. 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In \u003ci\u003eThe Making of a Leader\u003c\/i\u003e, Young shares the practical principles of sustained elite performance and shows how any individual can add value to their own business or organisation by applying these insights.\n\nYou will learn how to develop a leadership philosophy that is true to your values, effectively manage and get results from individuals and teams, establish a high-performance culture and bring value to your organisation—in short, the ingredients that make a leader. These lessons are based on interviews with:\n\n- \u003cb\u003eStuart Lancaster\u003c\/b\u003e, current Leinster coach and former Head Coach of the England national RFU team\n- \u003cb\u003eAshley Giles\u003c\/b\u003e, ECB Director of Cricket during England's 2019 World Cup win\n- \u003cb\u003eGary Kirsten\u003c\/b\u003e, record-breaking former international batsman and World Cup-winning coach of the Indian national team\n- \u003cb\u003eDan Quinn\u003c\/b\u003e, Head Coach of Atlanta Falcons and a Super Bowl winner with Seattle Seahawks\n- \u003cb\u003eRoberto Martinez\u003c\/b\u003e, FA Cup-winner and Belgium national team manager\n- \u003cb\u003eSean Dyche\u003c\/b\u003e, Burnley FC manager\n- \u003cb\u003eMichael Maguire\u003c\/b\u003e, Head Coach of the New Zealand national rugby league team\n\n\u003ci\u003eThe Making of a Leader\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique, inspiring guide to leadership that can inspire positive results in any context, based on interviews and experiences from the cutting edge of elite sport.\n\n\u003cb\u003e'Offers fascinating insight into man management and the attributes needed to be an effective leader, which is incredibly useful and relevant to me ahead of captaining the 2020 European Ryder Cup team' - Padraig Harrington, three-time Major champion and captain of the 2020 European Ryder Cup team\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'Although elite athletes understand the keys to excellence, you rarely have the chance to get inside their heads. You're in luck: Tom Young has solved that problem. As a performance psychologist, he's worked closely with some of the world's best in both individual and team sports. 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