High Ten An Inspiring Story About Building Great Team Culture

Harness the power of Martin Rooney's acclaimed "Culture Coach" philosophy to build the culture of your dreams

Building a great team culture doesn't happen overnight. Culture is hard to create, and even harder to change. Great culture is a key component for success at home, on the sports field, and at the workplace. In a time when people seem to be more divided than ever, leaders who can build strong and lasting cultures are essential. No one knows this better than internationally-renowned coach, in-demand speaker, and bestselling author Martin Rooney?dedicating his life to coach elite athletes, Fortune 500 executives, military leaders, and every kind of team imaginable to their highest level of performance.

In High Ten: An Inspiring Story About Building Great Team Culture, Martin draws from his extensive experience developing top-level teams around the world to help leaders of all kinds foster and sustain winning cultures. This engaging, easy-to-read parable shows you that every business, sports team, and family has a culture. Whether you deliberately created it or not, it's always there and it didn?t come with a manual. That's where High Ten comes in. This must-have book is your personal leadership manual. Stop spending your day unhappy or complaining about a dream that hasn?t come true. High Ten will help you:

• Create an environment where your people work towards common goals with friends they trust?have fun doing it
• Develop clarity about the culture you want and put the processes in place to make it happen
• Ensure your culture reflects core values and aligns with your organization?s mission and vision
• Transform your culture into the "immune system" for your team or business
• Learn about the "3 Cornerstones of Culture" and eliminate the "5 Culture Killers"

High Ten: An Inspiring Story About Building Great Team Culture is an invaluable resource for all coaches and leaders striving to achieve the highest level of culture?one where everyone feels like a valuable part of the team and consistently produces exceptional results.

Foreword xv

Introduction xix

1 Trackside Diner 1

2 Make the Call 9

3 Brick Walls 19

4 Arthur’s Bagels 29

5 New Lenses 41

6 The Checkup 51

7 A Little Push 61

8 Flea Circus 71

9 Home Cooking 83

10 From Me to We 91

11 Latin Lesson 101

12 The Diagnosis 109

13 Alignment 119

14 Selective Detective 129

15 Cor Unum 141

16 Trophy Case 153

17 Helmet Stickers 167

18 New Blood and Dead Wood 177

19 Changing the Game 189

20 Date Night 199

21 Cherish or Perish 207

22 Brick by Brick 217

23 Summer Fun 227

24 Two Gifts 239

25 The Rubber Match 247

26 The Holiday Party 255

27 The Letter 265
Acknowledgments 275
About the Author 279
About the Company 281

Martin Rooney is on a mission to make better coaches. He is a former US bobsledder, Division I track athlete, and creator of Training for Warriors. He has consulted Fortune 500 companies, including Nike and Prudential; coached the NY Giants and NY Jets; and instructed at military organizations such as the Army Rangers and Navy SEALs. Having trained NFL, UFC, MLB, NBA, and Olympic athletes, Martin honed his culture skills with his middle and high school teams.

For more information or to contact Martin, visit: www.CoachingGreatness.com