"Gridiron Leadership: Winning Strategies and Breakthrough Tactics" by Butler native Evan Offstein along with Jay Morwick and Scott Griffith has been released with a forward by Art Rooney II, president of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who called it "better than about any other book I've read."

"Gridiron Leadership" uses real moments from the worlds of professional and college football to communicate and teach leadership.

Drawing on the collective decades of experience, "Gridiron Leadership," developed by co-author Griffith, covers a range of modern organizational issues, including team building, human resource management, crisis leadership, ethical leadership, strategic decision-making and organizational change.

Using the common thread of sports in general and football in particular, "Gridiron" reinforces the fact that football is about great leadership and expert management.

Using football metaphors and true-to-life football and organizational stories, "Gridiron" says that the secrets of success in football are the same regardless of the organizational context. Told with the urgency of a two minute drill, "Gridiron" coaches the reader on how to build cohesive teams, execute and enjoy top performance.

Co-author Offstein is a 1990 alumnus of Butler High School. He graduated from West Point in 1994.

Offstein's 2006 book on leadership was called "Stand Your Ground: Building Honorable Leaders the West Point Way," also published by Preager-Greenwood.

More information is available at the Web site, www.gridironleaders.com.

The book is available through the publisher at www.abc-clio.com/imprints, www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com. Cost is $34.95.