Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2021-12-16
Books mentioned on Lessons In Elite Leadership - Eddie Jones - #411
Eddie Jones is the Head Coach of England Rugby Union Team. Eddie has played for Australia and coached the South Africa, Australia, Japan and England national teams.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Winner Within
Discussed“Well, uh on the back of the last book, McMillan approached me during the lockdown to do a book on leadership, and I'd always thought um there was a couple of books when I was growing up as a coach, uh learning my trade, that I really appreciated the help I got from one was from Pat Riley, the LA”
Where to get it
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Finding the Winning Edge
Finding the Winning Edge by Bill Walsh, Brian Billick, and James A.
Discussed“And the other one was Bill Walsh from the San Francisco 49ers, which I think's called Winning Edge.”
Where to get it
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Deep Work
Deep Work by Cal Newport is a popular self-help and productivity book that argues for the value of cultivating intense, distraction-free focus to master demanding tasks and create high-value output.
Recommended“The book that I I I read and got a lot out of was a book called Deep Work by Cal Newport, which is about understanding when your most profitable periods of the day are. Make sure you do your hardest work there.”
Where to get it
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A World Without Email
A World Without Email by Cal Newport is an exploration of the modern communication overload and a manifesto for designing daily routines around autonomy and deep focus rather than constant connectivity.
Discussed“Yeah, he's been on the show about a world without email, which is his new book that he is trying to turn people's worlds upside down with.”
Where to get it
