Joe Torre

Biography

In the off season, Joe Torre is most comfortable on stage motivating audiences, explaining the challenges of sport, and stressing the importance of team work. He offers an inspiring story of personal and professional triumph. Drawing on championship memories and his own inspiring story of cancer recovery, he energizes people to compete and to find within themselves the will to succeed. He also demonstrates the need for selfless teamwork as a key component to reaching a common goal. He is the author of Joe Torre's Ground Rules for Winners: 12 Keys to Managing Team Players, Tough Bosses, Setbacks, and Success , an autobiography detailing his 30-year wait as a manager and player to finally win the World Series.

In his presentations, Torre shares his wisdom on the universal concerns of managers—tough bosses, earning trust and respect, and forging a diverse group of individuals into a winning team. Full of entertaining insights, he gives audiences the tools they need to develop to succeed in sports, business, or life.

Torre has spoken for many Fortune 500 companies across the country and has served as a spokesperson for many companies, including Chase, American General Financial Group, VISA, Amgen, and Continental Airlines. He currently works with JH COHN, an accounting and management consulting company, Bigelow Tea, and Mercedes.

Titles

Dealing with Setbacks, Building Teams: Drawing on his years of experience in the corporate mcrocosm that is professional baseball, Joe Torre shares his wisdom on the universal concerns of all managers – handling tough bosses, dealing with both setbacks and success, earning the trust and respect of the team, and forging a diverse group of individuals into a cohesive unit with a willingness to make the sacrifices necessary to win.

Down-to-Earth Leader: Torre led one of the most fabled franchises in sports history, the New York Yankees. During his tenure, the team won six American League Pennants and four World Series Championships. For all of his success, Torre remains down to earth, good-humored and practical in his approach to leadership and success.

A Winning Outlook: Perhaps there’s no job in sports more rife with pressure than being the manager of the New York Yankees, an organization rich in both a winning tradition and controversy. Torre’s invaluable insights regarding managing in such a stressful environment are not only entertaining – they provide listeners with the tools they need to develop a winning outlook and to get the most out of themselves and others.