Reviews

Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team by John U. Bacon, John U. Bacon

lesliemcandrews's review against another edition

informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

rwebb77's review

hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

laurahanselman's review

4.0

Loved reading a book about my high school. Great writing, great story.

mohawkm's review

2.75

While it's great that Bacon had such an enjoyable experience coaching high school hockey, a lot of the lessons aren't applicable to the modern workplace. The best of them were about being humble,  and giving the team the credit. The worst of them were about asking the team to put in extra hours/work hard at the expense of relationships, school and balance of other activities (especially in this post-covid world) and how to coach someone to lose weight in order to play on the ice. Better to skip this one.

ben_oreo's review

inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

qbqrat's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

I knew I would cry in the epilogue and I did, just like I did nineteen years ago at the funeral.

thelawless's review

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

laurengent's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

jfwhite23's review

5.0

One of the best management books I have read. I literally could not put it down once I started. There are so many really great insights here on how to lead and on what makes a good leader. If it hadn’t been a library book, I would have highlighted so many passages. I plan on buying it as I liked it so much and have already sent a copy to my brother who is a Manager. Well worth the time to read. Highly recommended.