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  • Published: 25 August 2010
  • ISBN: 9781742531182
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 204

Standing Tall: On Confidence, Teamwork and Leadership




Tom Harley, twice a Geelong premiership captain, discovered what qualities he values most and how to bring out the best in others.

Tom Harley considers himself a lucky man, having captained the Geelong Football Club to two premierships in three years. Never the club's top player, he set personal goals, working hard and pushing himself to achieve them. On his way to becoming the greatest leader he could be, Tom discovered what qualities he values most, and how to bring out the best in others.
Respect, courage, risk, pride, gaining confidence, finding your passion, leading under pressure and coping with failure – using his own experiences, Tom shares his thoughts on what makes both great leaders and followers. He shows what it takes to stand tall, on and off the field.
'How fortunate are we to have a diary, a compendium, a bible, if you like, of the things that matter to Tom and, in the end, matter to us all.'
Paul Sheahan, former headmaster, Melbourne Grammar

  • Published: 25 August 2010
  • ISBN: 9781742531182
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 204

About the author

Tom Harley

Tom Harley played 1game for Port Adelaide and 197 games for Geelong Football Club, captaining the Cats to premierships in 2007 and 2009. He received All Australian honours and won the AFL Players' Association Best Captain award in 2008. Post-retirement, Tom appears on Channel 7's high-rating Friday Night Football in a special comments role, and has a weekly spot on Sunrise on Monday morning. He is a project consultant for the AFL's 18th team in Greater Western Sydney and an assistant coach and mentor with the AIS/AFL Academy.