Eleven Rings
by Phil Jackson with Hugh Delehanty
Jackson's account of coaching the Bulls and Lakers to eleven championships through a blend of the triangle offense, Zen and Lakota practice, and the management of Jordan, Pippen, Rodman, Shaq and Kobe. The leadership lesson is about building a tribe and getting stars to subordinate ego to system.
Read it if…
you manage talented egos and want to see how it was done at the highest level.
Skip it if…
you want a system; this is memoir with principles.
Three things you will actually use
- Lead from the inside out; the self first.
- Systems let stars shine without dominating.
- Mindfulness is a competitive practice.
Do this first
Identify one star on your team whose ego you have been managing around rather than enlisting.
Our verdict
Reflective and instructive.
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