Trillion Dollar Coach
Harness trust empathy and disciplined coaching to unlock your team’s highest potential
About This Book
Imagine leading a team that trusts each other so deeply that conflict turns into creative breakthroughs, decisions flow from shared first principles, and every member knows they’re truly supported. This guide takes you behind closed doors of elite coaching, revealing the methods that powered Apple, Google, Intuit and countless startups. You’ll learn how to build an envelope of trust, spark candid dialogue, and blend empathy with accountability. Through vivid real-world examples—weekend trip reports, percussive applause at board meetings, heartfelt one-on-one conversations—you’ll discover how simple, human acts can catalyze extraordinary results. Get ready to transform your leadership from managing tasks to coaching people for lasting success.About the Author
Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg are Silicon Valley veterans who helped build Google into a technology icon and stewarded growth at leading companies worldwide. Both have decades of experience in executive roles, mentoring hundreds of leaders, launching products, and fostering more than a trillion dollars of market value. They draw on firsthand coaching sessions with business titans, deep research in organizational psychology, and a passion for translating complex management science into clear, actionable guidance.
Biggest Takeaway
• Build unwavering trust so teams can surface honest feedback without fear. • Transform meetings with personal check-ins that boost engagement and urgency. • Make decisions faster by focusing on first principles and breaking ties decisively. • Harness empathy and genuine care to deepen commitment and ignite passion. • Coach high performers through tough love—protect their genius while curbing toxic behaviors. • Forge resilient communities across projects, roles, and even entire organizations. • Unlock your ability to champion and elevate founders and entrepreneurs.
Key Insights from This Book
Explore the most important ideas and learn how to apply them in your life.
Build an unshakeable foundation by nurturing trust first
Transform meetings instantly with low-stakes check-ins
Resolve disputes faster by getting the team right first
Tame the star player without losing her spark
Break deadlocks by returning to first principles
Boost collaboration by pairing teammates on key tasks
Ignite culture with genuine care for people’s whole selves
Supercharge morale with a simple percussive cheer
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