Unlock Your Leadership Potential: Strategies for Developing a Winning Team and Cultivating Successful Relationships

I. Tufail: Tony Dungy coaching style was a joy to watch unlike his contemporaries Tony would not get emotional or be seen shouting at the sideline. I was delighted when I discovered Tony has a book about mentor leaders as this blends in nicely with my job albeit in a different industry than sports. The book is really fantastic and I would encourage organisation directors and above to read this book as it really shows leadership is nothing less than making people better people in life (not just the job) and you are as a mentor leader; the servant to the people. This will be tough and strange for many people to understand because this is a 360 from what actually happens in the various organisations. Tony left sports coaching in 2008 as he wanted to pursue his passion to making people successful in society and Tony was a Super Bowl champion so he left sports at the top of his career. Because of his religious background Tony quotes the Bible plenty as he himself is a Christian however if you are not religious or maybe of another faith like myself this should not detract you from reading this book because whatever Tony quotes from the Bible is only good words or points to back up what he is...

United Kingdom on Dec 27, 2022

Jacob Sahms: I've ordered 7 copies of the book as gifts over the last week. Five of them have been pristine, but two of them have arrived (in two separate packages) stained and warped. Whether that's a warehouse problem or in-the-act-of-packaging problem, this shouldn't be such a hassle.

United States on May 20, 2021

Allan: Yup, it's a book! Lol

Canada on Mar 08, 2016

Pglover: An excellent read. Tony provides a good template to follow in any leadership or managent position. He encapsulates what it really means to be a mentor leader.

United Kingdom on Jul 04, 2015

jason mcneil: So far so good..really like these scales. Easy to use and looks the business as well. Fingers crossed hope to get good use out of it in time to come

United Kingdom on Mar 03, 2015

Cole Phillips: History making NFL coach Tony Dungy has given us an excellent leadership book with The Mentor Leader: Secrets to Building People and Teams That Win Consistently. I read this book with a group of leaders and found it to be very useful and insightful.

The key advantage of this book is Coach Dungy's ability to speak from a coach's perspective in clear ways that can be easily applied. He uses stories to illustrate key points drawn from his experience as a coach. These stories give insights into the real wins and losses that ultimately led to his success in 2007 becoming the first African American head coach to win the Super Bowl.

At the same time, Coach Dungy covers all the bases of important leadership principles such as those found in foundational books like  Developing the Leaders Around You: How to Help Others Reach Their Full Potential . His specific emphasis is on how to mentor others in order to raise up more leaders. A mentor leader is someone who consistently adds value to other's lives in order to make their life better.

Each leadership principle is solidified with a biblical foundation that points to how to successfully and consistently add value...

United States on Apr 01, 2014

kurt bennett: "Two of the greatest influences in our lives will be the people we associate with and the books or other media we read or watch. So choose wisely."

-Tony Dungy

If you dream of becoming great someday, you'd be wise to read Dungy's book, The Mentor Leader.

Other than the Bible itself, this is the best book on leadership I've ever read. Dungy's most popular book was Quiet Strength, and it might be more entertaining than The Mentor Leader. But if you're looking for the best possible information on how to be the best possible leader, The Mentor Leader is the better book.

Many authors and speakers talk about the value of mentoring and growing leaders but what makes this book different is the practical "how to" information that Dungy provides. Another interesting difference is Dungy's frankness concerning his own weaknesses. He talks openly about mistakes he's made and conflicts he's experienced with players.

"Mentor leadership is all about shaping, nurturing, empowering, and growing. It's all about relationships, integrity, and perpetual learning. Success is measured in changed lives, strong character, and eternal values." (Dungy)

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United States on Feb 28, 2012

Rodney L. Schulz Jr.: The Mentor Leader has been a wonderful read and I have completely enjoyed it. In fact, I will be serving as a voluteer course director next year and I got this book for several of the staff that will be serving with me. Tony Dungy's advice is solid and it is in line with the way that I view good leadership.

Filled with great quotes and biblical passages, I like the weaving of the principles and ethics of a Godly man in with the content. This book is not your common leadership book in that it pushes the thought of it is far more important to lift those you lead than to pull them by the nose. I have loved this book and would recommend it to anyone looking for a different perspective on leading and guiding people well.

United States on Jan 11, 2012

Rev Dr. J. Dan Renfro D.D.: I was Looking for a book that was about LEADERSHIP from a SPIRITUAL persective. Tony Dungy nails that query with this book, Mentor Leader. Previously I avoided his books because I am not a big fan of football and assumed it was all related to touchdowns and tackling. I could not have been more wrong. This book is about mentoring and leading. Good title them huh?

He takes his experiences and that of others and tells how he was mentored what he does to mentor and all in the line of being a leader. Far from an in the ivory tower manager Dungy shows us how to impact others as the main idea in leadership.

Growing others to be leader even more Spiritual Mentors. He uses the Bible to explain his motivation to help others and shows his weakness and how he overcame them to become the Mentor leader he is today.

This book was for someone looking to help others a goldmine. I found this book to be informative, entertaining and Spirit Led. Not only should every manager who wants to step beyond "manageing" to leadership read it, every pastor, teacher and mother and father should grab a copy.

The message Tony wants us to get is that a leader cares little about personal...

United States on Sep 30, 2010