The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership
Written by Steve Jamison, Bill Walsh and Craig Walsh
Narrated by Dick Hill
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
Drawn from a series of deeply revealing conversations with coauthor Steve Jamison, The Score Takes Care of Itself offers Walsh's best leadership principles illustrated by anecdotes from his entire career. Additional insights and perspective are provided by his son Craig Walsh. A sample of Bill's wisdom:
-Believe in people: No one will ever come back later and thank you for expecting too little of them.
-Professionalism matters: There was no showboating allowed after touchdowns, no taunting of opponents, and no demonstrations to attract attention to oneself.
-Keep a short enemies list: One enemy can do more damage than the good done by a hundred friends.
-Leaders can't escape criticism: Ignore the undeserved. Learn from the deserved. Lick your wounds. Move on. It may hurt, but sometimes you can't have the last word.
The book will delight football fans and guide the vast business audience eager to learn how Bill Walsh motivated individuals and crafted winning teams.
Editor's Note
A game changer…
Get on the gridiron with one of football’s great coaches, the late Bill Walsh. His book on leadership reveals what it really takes to build a winning team, both on and off the field, and his book will change how you view the game.
Steve Jamison
Steve Jamison collaborated with legendary UCLA coach John Wooden on the national bestseller Wooden on Leadership. He lives in San Francisco, California. Visit his website at SteveJamison.com.
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Reviews for The Score Takes Care of Itself
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5One of the best coaching books out there!!! Worth the listen
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The absolute best book on leadership I've ever read. Would recommend to any business owner.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A quick read, decent management/memoir that allows Walsh to address the questions of his being a basket case/neurotic/thin-skinned. While I think "Building a Champion" may have covered many of the similar points (and more football diagrams and plays), this one is surprisingly well-written for the armchair leadership genre. Of course being a fan helps out too.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fking Amazing book on leadership! It's general but so detailed nuggets on what and not to do. Highly recommend!