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Sam Walker
Deputy Editor for Enterprise, The Wall Street Journal,
Author, The Captain Class
Jason Gay
Sports Columnist,
The Wall Street Journal
About This Event
Overview: A conversation between Wall Street Journal sports columnist, Jason Gay & Sam Walker, the author of The Captain Class, a study of the greatest teams in sports history.
What Youll Take Away: Great leadership isnt a matter of skill & charisma. Its about behavior. The greatest captains in sports history had seven common traits but theyre not the ones youd expect. Walkers research, which took a decade to complete, will give you a new perspective on the nature of leadership that applies to teams in many fields.
Why It Matters: Were picking the wrong leaders, because we dont understand what successful leaders really do. In sports, business, politics & other fields, we often mistake positive leadership qualities for negative ones & end up overlooking the best candidates.
About the Speakers
Sam Walker
Deputy Editor for Enterprise, The Wall Street Journal,
Author, The Captain Class
Sam Walker is The Wall Street Journal's Deputy Editor for Enterprise, helping to direct the paper's in-depth page-one news features & investigative reporting projects. A former sports columnist, Walker founded the Journal's prizewinning daily sports pages in 2009 & oversaw the papers global coverage of sports news & major events across all print editions & digital platforms. He is the author of Fantasyland, a bestselling account of his attempt to win America's top fantasy-baseball expert competition (of which he is a two-time champion). Walker attended the University of Michigan. He lives in New York with his wife & two children. Write to Sam at Sam.Walker@WSJ.com, follow him on Twitter at @Samwalkers & visit his website at http://BySamWalker.com/.
Jason Gay
Sports Columnist,
The Wall Street Journal
Jason Gay is an award-winning sports columnist at The Wall Street Journal. He has written for publications including Vogue, GQ, RollingStone & The New York Observer. He is the author of Little Victories: Perfect Rules for Imperfect Living." He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his family & a passive-aggressive cat. Write to Jason at jason.gay@wsj.com, follow him on Twitter @jasongay or visit his website at http://jason-gay.com.
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