Finance ✦ Penny’s Take
What It Takes to Be #1
Vince Lombardi, Jr. · 2003
66/100
👎 Skip It
This one pulls Vince Lombardi's famous winning-model speech into a tidy, motivating leadership framework, and it's a fast read if you love football. Some of the coaching-era attitudes feel dated for how we manage people today, and it leans hard on sports anecdotes. Solid, but not a must-own.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety90
Substance / usefulness62
Craft & writing58
Originality42
Evidence & accuracy68
Hype vs delivers58
Age-fit78
Human-eye read62
Penny’s verdict66
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