From the PTA to the corporate boardroom, 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh shows path to leadership

On the football field he’s a superstar coach, but in business school classrooms Jim Harbaugh is an MBA MVP.

Leaders from the boardroom to the battlefield can steal a page from Harbaugh’s playbook, experts say, because the fiery head coach of the Super Bowl-bound San Francisco 49ers displays universal leadership traits that work equally well off the field.

"There are different styles and approaches to managing different situations and different types of people," said Chester Spell, who teaches organization and management at San Jose State. "But showing people that you care and understanding the work and getting out of the way are qualities of most good leaders."

By Dan Nakaso

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