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Titled 鈥淭he Positive Leader,鈥� the book outlines five leadership strategies designed to build successful teams in the workplace, on the playing field or in the boardroom.

Gauthier, a former college basketball coach and athletic director, explains the strategies in parable form, consisting of conversations between a professor and a new basketball coach who has inherited an unsuccessful team. The two become friends鈥攚ith the professor teaching the concepts of positive leadership to the coach, who implements them and brings success to his organization.

The strategies include creating a positive climate, building high-quality relationships and engaging in positive communication.

鈥淩esearch has shown that three positive comments or statements balance out every one negative statement. So in the book, the coach encourages his staff to really focus on positivity,鈥� Gauthier said. In other words, tell players and staff what they are doing right, highlight areas that need improvement, and then explain how those improvements will bring success to the team.

鈥淭he concept of positivity is fairly new in the field of psychology, but experience and research show that it works,鈥� Gauthier said. He points to studies that show happy employees are 31 percent more productive than unhappy employees and are three times more creative than their unhappy counterparts.

Published in February by the Sports Leadership Publishing Company, the 141-page book has received good reviews from leaders in the business and sports worlds.

鈥淧ositive leadership is a critical topic for success and one I highly recommend. Dr Gauthier鈥檚 book is motivational with specific actionable information,鈥� writes Phil McNichol, athletic director of the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation and former head coach of the U.S. Men鈥檚 Alpine Ski Team.

Gauthier, who joined ISU-Meridian鈥檚 faculty in 2008, is also the author of 鈥淓xecute for Success鈥� and 鈥淕etting Hired in College Sports,鈥� which has been used as a reference tool in 60 sports management programs around the country.

A former athletic director at 糖心传媒, California State University at Monterey Bay, and Southwest Minnesota State University, Gauthier has coached basketball at Southern Illinois University, Roanoke College, Whitworth University and Eastern Oregon University.

He holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in business administration from Washington State University, a master鈥檚 in sports management from St. Thomas University in Miami, Florida, and a doctorate in education with a sports management emphasis from Southern Illinois University.

鈥淭he Positive Leader: Five Leadership Strategies for Attaining Extraordinary Results鈥� is available for $16.99 on Amazon.com and through the website .

For more information, contact Gauthier at (208) 373-1753 or gauthowa@isu.edu.