As brilliant as Leigh was as an individual within the group as a player at Hawthorn, the hallmark of his career has been his capacity to unite groups and make them better. He was a cornerstone of Hawthorn's arrival as a VFL heavyweight in the '70s and '80s, he did what many before him had failed to do at Collingwood and his record at Brisbane is destined to be the stuff of folklore.

Leigh knows how to win, but even more importantly, he knows how to have others share his vision. He knows how to convince teammates to commit to an ideal, to realise an ambition and how best to prepare to achieve whatever it is his assembled group has in mind.

His fundamentals are universal. They have worked in high-pressure world of football where team building is the only way to prosper. Those same philosophies comfortably cross over into the business world. If you are seeking to make your operation the best it can possibly be, then the views, opinions, examples and strategies of Leigh are more than interesting. They are essential.

As a player for Hawthorn from 1969-85, Leigh was a member of 4 Premiership sides and was the Premiership Captain in 1983. Leigh Coached Collingwood 1986-95, for 5 finals appearances and in 1990 he took the club to its first premiership since 1958. In 1999, Leigh joined the Brisbane Lions as coach, achieving 3 consecutive Premierships 2001-03 and a fourth consecutive Grand Final appearance in 2004.

Leigh is a Legend in the Australian Football Hall of Fame, one of only three AFL players as a Legend of Australian Sport in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, on the Hawthorn and AFL Teams of the Centuries and is one of the most successful coaches of all time. He is now an AFL commentator with the Seven Network and on radio with 3AW.