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What makes a team great? Not just good. Not just functional. But great?

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"There is nothing more magical than watching a team come together, to manage adversity as a group, selflessly give to others, to find common purpose. Inspiring that to happen year-in and year-out is what keeps us in leadership. Don Yaeger has studied the best of the best. Now it is our turn to study this book." (Mike Krzyzewski, five-time NCAA Tournament Champion, two-time Olympic gold medal-winning basketball coach, Duke University men's basketball)
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Eh.

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a must for everyone on a team or leading one

what an amazing set of insights from the most amazing coaches, we'll written and insightful

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Sorry, I was disappointed-

What disappointed you about Great Teams?

He is a good author and motivational team building coach, but in this book, it's filled with too many comparisons of Sports teams etc. It seems that he is trying to impress everyone of his knowledge of sports history instead of talking or instructing about how to build teams from the ground up and strengthening them. Just too many continuous references to sports for me. I was looking for the meat of Teams, not to learn about sports history.

What was most disappointing about Don Yaeger’s story?

sports references..........

Would you be willing to try another one of Steven Roy Grimsley’s performances?

sure

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Great Teams?

almost everything related to sports

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Absolutely Fantastic

This is one of the best books Ive listened to in the last 200 years. The analogies the speak to business and sports are exquisite.

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  • Andrew
  • Vacaville, CA USA
  • 03-27-17

Excellent book with practical takeaways & examples

This was an easy listen and had many great points I've been sharing with my team. If you want to increase your leadership lid, listen to this book... preferably more than once!

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  • KH
  • 07-26-16

Big disappointment

The book was academic and obvious in its deduction. The "great takeaways" were anything but that.

Waste of time!!

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