Nick Saban ranks high on Fortune World's Greatest Leaders list
Alabama coach Nick Saban was named the 11th best leader in the world by Fortune.
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It's rare for Nick Saban to find himself outside the top 10 in any rankings, but the Alabama coach can't be too upset with his spot at No. 11 on Fortune's list of the World's Greatest Leaders.
Saban, who is the highest rated sports figure on the list with the only other selection being Steph Curry and Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors together at No. 15. Saban, of course, is coming off of his fifth national championship season as a coach, his fourth at Alabama, and has built the Crimson Tide program into one of the greatest college football dynasties of all time.
In detailing why Saban was selected as the 11th best leader in the world, Fortune assistant editor Brian O'Keefe references Saban's famed "Process" and also notes the coach's ability to communicate his message to players using a metaphor that is sure to make the NCAA cringe.
"If you talk to CEOs, what is one of their biggest challenges?" asked O'Keefe. "Coming up with a clear message and then communicating that to their employees. Nick Saban is incredible at doing that."
Don't compare college athletes to employees! They're nothing alike (read: they're everything alike).
Anyway, here is the list of 10 people Saban finished behind in the rankings, including the Pope (I know, I know, the Vatican ain't even played nobody) and Apple CEO Tim Cook (an Auburn grad!).
1. Jeff Bezos (Amazon CEO)
2. Angela Merkel (German Chancellor)
3. Aung San Suu Kyi (National League for Democracy Leader)
4. Pope Francis (Pope)
5. Tim Cook (Apple CEO)
6. John Legend (Musician, Activist)
7. Christina Figueres (UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Secretary)
8. Paul Ryan (Speaker of the House)
9. Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Supreme Court Justice)
10. Sheikh Hasina (Bangladesh Prime Minister)
