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World Class

How to Lead, Learn and Grow Like a Champion

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What gives the world's best leaders the edge?

Will Greenwood is best-known for being an integral part of the 2003 Rugby World Cup-winning team. Ben Fennell has spent over 16 years helping the world's biggest businesses and brands grow. Together, they have established that world-class performance - in both business and sport - requires a fresh approach, and a new set of behaviours.

Having spoken to inspirational leaders across all areas of business and sport, including Michael Johnson, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Rio Ferdinand, Dame Carolyn McCall, Dave Lewis and Sir Clive Woodward, the authors have identified the key characteristics of world-class performance. These guiding principles of celebrating difference, forging togetherness and accelerating growth constitute a new framework for modern leadership.

Packed with insightful personal stories, and often painfully learnt lessons, Will and Ben offer a new playbook for world-class leadership, learning and growth.

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Probably the best and most underrated book on sports and business performance I’ve ever read/listened.

Outstanding

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Thoroughly enjoyed this book. It’s well written and great insights. Worth spending a credit on.

Excellent book - highly recommended!

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Fantastic book, really well written.
Excellent lessons on leadership and teamship interwoven with excellent anecdotes from sporting, military and business life.
The best business book since Legacy and destined to become a classic.
Highly recommended.

World class

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I don’t normally write reviews, but this book was so good I felt I had to. Lots of great anecdotes in here as you may expect, but the messages were clear and easily digestible - summarising some excellent work or books. Not just about rugby, or sport for that matter, but drawing on a good variety of sources and environment to make it relatable to almost anymore. Can’t recommend highly enough!

Excellent

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I have to be completely honest and say that I thought the book by very nature was going to literally be all about rugby, that’s why I made the purchase, however I was pleasantly surprised by the content and can honestly say that I would highly recommend. I could relate to everything that was being said and really enjoyed it. I cannot hear you because your actions are deafening really hit home. Hopefully some leaders will take note of your advice and will become better at listening.

Excellent audio book

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