The Dream Job

My Wild Ride On The Corporate Side With The Leafs, The

by Richard Peddie

On Sale: 11/25/2014

The Dream Job

My Wild Ride On The Corporate Side With The Leafs, The

by Richard Peddie

On Sale: 11/25/2014

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About the Book

The former head of one of the most successful franchises in the world takes readers into the boardrooms and dressing rooms of major league sports.

Millions of sports fans think they know how to run the home team better than the executive in charge of the operation. Such pressure is bound to teach a person a thing or two about leadership, humility and success. Richard Peddie, former president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE), has clearly learned a few lessons during his years in the business, and now he shares them for the first time.

Dream Job takes readers behind the scenes at MLSE and into the world of Richard Peddie, the man Forbes magazine once called both "a bum," based on the Leafs' lacklustre performance, but also "a wizard" on the business side of professional sport. Entrepreneurs will be keen to learn how a working-class kid from Windsor who barely made it into university managed to reach the top of virtually every organization that ever hired him.

Along the way, Peddie tells stories from his inside vantage point: why the popcorn at Maple Leaf Gardens was always stale, the strange things that rock stars insisted on having backstage at the SkyDome, what it's like to be on the receiving end of death threats from a disgruntled fan, who were some of the quirkiest characters to have worn the Toronto Raptors uniform, and what happened the day it rained seat cushions at the Toronto Football Club's first home game. And, of course, he broaches the tricky business of hiring general managers and the awful business of firing them.

Hockey, basketball and soccer fans and anyone who aspires to lead will all take something away from this fascinating, insightful and hard-hitting book.

Product Details

  • ISBN: 9781443418775
  • ISBN 10: 1443418773
  • Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers
  • On Sale: 11/25/2014
  • Pages: 320
  • List Price:22.99 CAD
  • BISAC1 : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General
  • BISAC2 : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Facility Management

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