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Tony La Russa

WSB Exclusive Speaker

Hall of Fame Manager; Three-Time World Series Champion; Second-Winningest Manager in MLB History

With three World Series titles and six pennants to his name, Tony La Russa is widely considered one of the best managers in Major League Baseball history, yet the insights he shares are bigger than baseball—leadership qualities and a relentless approach to preparation that inspire greatness in others.

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Tony La Russa’s approach to winning is embodied in a relentless style for competing at the high levels that includes several factors, a strategy that has helped this legendary manager of the Chicago White Sox, the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals clinch an almost unheard-of three World Series titles, six pennants and innumerable record-breaking victories. In the most dramatic of his three World Series wins, La Russa took the 2011 Cardinals from a team that trailed by 10.5 games in the Wild Card race in late August to become champions celebrated by the sporting world. He was unanimously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014 and today serves as a senior advisor to the Chicago White Sox — the organization where he began his managing career in 1979.

Known for his dogged approach to the game, La Russa rose above his counterparts through studying the facts—a potent strategy that allows him to trust his leadership instincts and which leads to great achievement both on and off the field. Having inspired extreme loyalty from his players, La Russa reveals seldom-heard stories, such as how believing in each player’s ability—even when others did not—provided the platform to obtain amazing come-from-behind victories. Author of One Last Strike: Fifty Years in Baseball, Ten and a Half Games Back, and One Final Championship Season (Fall 2012), audiences will be motivated by the leadership lessons this baseball icon has learned along the way and by his passion and relentless commitment to his team.

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Tony La Russa’s Speech Topics

  • Leading Successful Teams

    Tony La Russa details the keys to his successful leadership—before, after and especially during the game—which can be applied at every level to help your team realize new heights of professional performance. Having inspired extreme loyalty from his players, he reveals the seldom-heard stories of why believing in each player’s ability, even when others did not, provided the platform for them to obtain amazing come-from-behind victories. La Russa has proven that studying the facts relevant to your business allows you to trust your instincts and is a powerful strategy that can lead to great achievement.

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Tony La Russa was great. He did a wonderful job beforehand with the Board, during the actual lecture/Q&A, and then at the reception. He was incredible during the one-on-one time and took time to speak with everyone while taking pictures and signing autographs. He really wanted to make sure everyone was pleased.

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