Leadership

What does it take to become one of the successful coaches in the world?

Leadership by Eddie Jones explores this question through the experiences of one of the most successful sports coaches of all time. From coaching three different nations to Rugby World Cup Finals and maintaining a winning record with England of nearly 80%, Eddie Jones knows what it takes to lead and manage high performance teams.

What can sport teach us about leadership?

For the first time, Eddie Jones reveals what it takes to be a leader in a high performance and high-pressure environment, illustrating how these lessons apply to every walk of life, whether you're coaching the U9 rugby team, leading a multinational organisation, or simply striving to perform your job better.

Have a voracious ambition to improve every day

In explaining the High Performance Cycle of Success at the centre of his philosophy, Eddie Jones shares lessons he learned from figures such as Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger, and Pep Guardiola, as well as from the founder of Uniqlo and Ron Adams from the NBA. He offers a detailed analysis of his own performance as a coach, discussing how he gets the best out of the players and coaches around him. Eddie Jones also highlights what he saw in Tom Curry that makes him believe Curry could be the next Richie McCaw.

Always start with the end in mind

Drawing on stories from nearly thirty years of coaching, including the 2003, 2007, 2015, and 2019 World Rugby campaigns and the full story of England's 2021 Six Nations campaign, Eddie Jones shows why it takes humour, humility, and relentless curiosity to lead an eclectic mix of superstars. From Maro Itoje to James Haskell, George Smith to Kyle Sinckler, Leadership illustrates how to create teams that are relentlessly hungry to win.

Written with Donald McRae, a two-time winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award, Leadership is the book for anyone who wants to learn how to build and lead a team to success.