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The Winning Way 2.0: Learnings From Sport for Managers [Paperback] [Jul 03, 2017] Bhogle, Anita and Bhogle, Harsha
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June 9, 2018
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• When u r winning try to identify the success element coz of which u r winning and not just try to repeat the whole thing blindly.
• Identity opportunities; have big match temperament.
• Excellence is not an act, but a habit.
• High level of competition demands high level of execution.
• Consistency creates an aura that surrounds a champion.
• In many cases, agility is bigger strength than ability.
• Innovation is as much in execution as in ideation.
• Sometimes a great past can make teams oblivious to the present and force them to live in denial.
Teams need to build on their heritage, not get blinded by it.
• The moment you put a deadline to your dream, it becomes a goal.
You are accountable for your goals, not dreams
• Goals must be out of reach not out of sight.
• What you achieve is a function of what you think you can.
• Evaluate your skills, ACCEPT the situation, set out to improve it.
• Performance goals vs Result goals
- Without result goals, we will not know what the end objective is.
- Without performance goals the end may become more important than the means and it may become more difficult to replicate success
• ...winning then becomes a journey, a graph where each point is crucial but in reality merely part of a larger curve.
• Winning is not a destination in itself but a series of destinations where fresh challenges are encountered and overcome along the way.
• Self awareness is important. What works for one may not work for others.
• Talent along with a wonderful attitude, a work ethic is necessary.
• Opportunity doesn't always knock before presenting itself and if you are not ready, you will not be able to cash in.
• Talent is a good friend to possess but not a discriminating factor.
Beyond a point* it does not matter how good you are in absolute terms but merely whether you are good enough because by now other qualities become necessary.
• Resources vs Resourcefulness
• Winning in all conditions : adaptability
• *Ability, Attitude, PASSION
• Success has to be repeatable because that is what makes you a champion.
Implies you know WHY you are winning
• Talent;Grit,Perseverance,Determination√
• Success may become a blanket and cover up weakness,which may later grow.
• Success is in the context of time, space and scale.
• Once you start playing for what you think society wants from you, you get sucked into the sins of pride and arrogance.
• Perils of winning : ego, over confidence, complacency.
• Satisfactory underperformance ; Healthy paranoia, positive turbulence √
• Resilience
• Failure is not fatal, over analysis of failure kills risk taking and that can be fatal.
• There's nothing like success or failure, only feedback.
• Familiarity breeds comfort,which may lead to complacency.
• Change can be risky but not changing can be riskier.
• What brought you so far may not be necessarily what will take you forward.
• The fine balance between continuity and change,like the balance between youth and experience, or freshness and stability, needs to be achieved.
• Positive periodic turbulence helps you stay ahead of change.
• The status quo can be the solution but only if its the outcome of rigorous examination.
• During times of disruption,learning and unlearning both become critical.
• Surrender the 'me' for the 'we'.
• Consensus may not be 100% but commitment has to be.
• Continuous improvement
• Wartime leader vs peacetime manager.
• Makes things add up more tham sum of parts.
• It's a strange situation when mediocrity thrives and is given a veneer of respectability on account of its sellability.
• Commitment to excellence.
• Desire to win.
• When u r winning try to identify the success element coz of which u r winning and not just try to repeat the whole thing blindly.
• Identity opportunities; have big match temperament.
• Excellence is not an act, but a habit.
• High level of competition demands high level of execution.
• Consistency creates an aura that surrounds a champion.
• In many cases, agility is bigger strength than ability.
• Innovation is as much in execution as in ideation.
• Sometimes a great past can make teams oblivious to the present and force them to live in denial.
Teams need to build on their heritage, not get blinded by it.
• The moment you put a deadline to your dream, it becomes a goal.
You are accountable for your goals, not dreams
• Goals must be out of reach not out of sight.
• What you achieve is a function of what you think you can.
• Evaluate your skills, ACCEPT the situation, set out to improve it.
• Performance goals vs Result goals
- Without result goals, we will not know what the end objective is.
- Without performance goals the end may become more important than the means and it may become more difficult to replicate success
• ...winning then becomes a journey, a graph where each point is crucial but in reality merely part of a larger curve.
• Winning is not a destination in itself but a series of destinations where fresh challenges are encountered and overcome along the way.
• Self awareness is important. What works for one may not work for others.
• Talent along with a wonderful attitude, a work ethic is necessary.
• Opportunity doesn't always knock before presenting itself and if you are not ready, you will not be able to cash in.
• Talent is a good friend to possess but not a discriminating factor.
Beyond a point* it does not matter how good you are in absolute terms but merely whether you are good enough because by now other qualities become necessary.
• Resources vs Resourcefulness
• Winning in all conditions : adaptability
• *Ability, Attitude, PASSION
• Success has to be repeatable because that is what makes you a champion.
Implies you know WHY you are winning
• Talent;Grit,Perseverance,Determination√
• Success may become a blanket and cover up weakness,which may later grow.
• Success is in the context of time, space and scale.
• Once you start playing for what you think society wants from you, you get sucked into the sins of pride and arrogance.
• Perils of winning : ego, over confidence, complacency.
• Satisfactory underperformance ; Healthy paranoia, positive turbulence √
• Resilience
• Failure is not fatal, over analysis of failure kills risk taking and that can be fatal.
• There's nothing like success or failure, only feedback.
• Familiarity breeds comfort,which may lead to complacency.
• Change can be risky but not changing can be riskier.
• What brought you so far may not be necessarily what will take you forward.
• The fine balance between continuity and change,like the balance between youth and experience, or freshness and stability, needs to be achieved.
• Positive periodic turbulence helps you stay ahead of change.
• The status quo can be the solution but only if its the outcome of rigorous examination.
• During times of disruption,learning and unlearning both become critical.
• Surrender the 'me' for the 'we'.
• Consensus may not be 100% but commitment has to be.
• Continuous improvement
• Wartime leader vs peacetime manager.
• Makes things add up more tham sum of parts.
• It's a strange situation when mediocrity thrives and is given a veneer of respectability on account of its sellability.
• Commitment to excellence.
• Desire to win.
January 2, 2022
An interesting book that brings two seemingly different worlds together - cricket and team management [in corporate]. The anecdotes from cricket era as old as 1920s are very appealing for the cricket lover in me and made me fall in love with the sport again. Harsha, as impressive as he is as a commentator and cricket pundit, continues to impress through his writing. It comes off effortlessly. Two of my favorite chapters were- "how to be a good manager" and "success at what cost". They touched on very relevant points for me. Overall the book was a good read.
For detailed review: https://medium.com/read-with-chai/win...
For detailed review: https://medium.com/read-with-chai/win...
July 9, 2018
The Winning Way series is very well articulated, bringing learning from Sport to the business world. It is a must read for anyone who follows Sports keenly and is looking for examples from the sporting world to help in real-life business situations.
Having said this and having already read The Winning Way 1, I had very high expectations from The Winning Way 2.0. I thought that the 2nd edition will be completely revamped, with newer examples and new learnings. However, the 2nd edition was merely an update, with records updated, some new examples from Cricket leading to the same conclusions. Meaning, The Winning Way 2.0 is 80%-85% the same as the first edition.
Therefore, for someone who hasn't read the 1st edition, don't bother. Go straight ahead and read v2.0, you will be amazed. However, if you already have read the first edition, you can afford to skip v2.0 as in terms of learnings and most anecdotes, there is a lot of similarity between both versions.
Having said this and having already read The Winning Way 1, I had very high expectations from The Winning Way 2.0. I thought that the 2nd edition will be completely revamped, with newer examples and new learnings. However, the 2nd edition was merely an update, with records updated, some new examples from Cricket leading to the same conclusions. Meaning, The Winning Way 2.0 is 80%-85% the same as the first edition.
Therefore, for someone who hasn't read the 1st edition, don't bother. Go straight ahead and read v2.0, you will be amazed. However, if you already have read the first edition, you can afford to skip v2.0 as in terms of learnings and most anecdotes, there is a lot of similarity between both versions.
March 20, 2019
One of those books that I wanted to read since they were published and released.
What I liked the most about the book :
After reading every single page, you know what the content was directed towards. Team building, team chemistry, team work, how to be a successful team player, who are good leaders and how to be one, what is leadership about?, strategies to remain competent in the market were the major contents. Anita and Harsha talk extensively on these topics and marry the stories from the sport (Harsha's forte) to corporate industry (Anita's forte).
Why 4 stars? Well, would have loved to read more about the players and sport other than cricket. But then again, Harsha's strength lies in cricket. Would have been great had they added a bit of data analytics.
Recommended for reading for students, researchers, data analysts and other people just starting into the industry.
What I liked the most about the book :
After reading every single page, you know what the content was directed towards. Team building, team chemistry, team work, how to be a successful team player, who are good leaders and how to be one, what is leadership about?, strategies to remain competent in the market were the major contents. Anita and Harsha talk extensively on these topics and marry the stories from the sport (Harsha's forte) to corporate industry (Anita's forte).
Why 4 stars? Well, would have loved to read more about the players and sport other than cricket. But then again, Harsha's strength lies in cricket. Would have been great had they added a bit of data analytics.
Recommended for reading for students, researchers, data analysts and other people just starting into the industry.
March 13, 2018
Didn’t particularly start reading this one with huge expectations but somehow ended up being underwhelmed.
Drawing management lessons from sports is a great premise for a book. But the content just felt all over the place, cliched, repetitive. IMO, this one needed a lot more research, lot more deep-diving, lot more synthesis and lot more refinement: just a lot more work. (Easier said than done, of course!).
I guess the problem might be that: even a great lecture/speech, hardly ever works as a great article. (BTW, here we are talking about only good ones)... And I thought “the winning way” was about adapting.
Drawing management lessons from sports is a great premise for a book. But the content just felt all over the place, cliched, repetitive. IMO, this one needed a lot more research, lot more deep-diving, lot more synthesis and lot more refinement: just a lot more work. (Easier said than done, of course!).
I guess the problem might be that: even a great lecture/speech, hardly ever works as a great article. (BTW, here we are talking about only good ones)... And I thought “the winning way” was about adapting.
September 21, 2017
Great book !!
Full of stories , analogies and learnings. If you ever wondered what can sports teach you for your professional life , this is a great book to read other than sports biographies. Simple narration stitched together makes it a breezy read. Highly recommend it.
Full of stories , analogies and learnings. If you ever wondered what can sports teach you for your professional life , this is a great book to read other than sports biographies. Simple narration stitched together makes it a breezy read. Highly recommend it.
April 23, 2020
A good leader is one who wouldn't ask you to do something that she wouldn't do herself.
A good leader is one who would say "If you can’t do it, I will"
A good leader is one who ensures that once the team has agreed to do something, every team member is committed to ensure its success, instead of waiting for it to fail and saying "I told you so".
These are some aspects of a leader I believe in, and it was good to find it in this book as well.
I rate Harsha Bhogle highly as a commentator and as a person who perceives well, and perhaps it was this viewpoint of mine that initially made me buy this book and perhaps the additional expectations that let me down a bit.
The parts that I learnt:
* Culling in time within teams
* Accept the situation as given, and not grieve over what might have been
* Assign as much importance to the 1% things to produce consistency
* Goals vs dreams - being accountable
* Goals should be slightly out of reach but never out of sight
* How Australia won the World Cup even when Shane Warne had to leave the squad
* How being dropped was good for Michael Clarke
* Analyze success like failure, to be able to repeat it consistently
* Surround yourself with people better than you
* No post-mortem review on projects, have a post-harvest review instead
* SRT and RSD - 218 successes and 397 failures!
* Accept the situation you’re in, and ask yourself - how can you win from here
* Don’t be bogged down by what you cannot do - it’s a waste of time; think what you can do
* Children suffering from “mother deafness”
* Dhoni - business class ticket - giving it away to fast bowler who needs more rest
* People with experience & expertise - old timer & star in the team - combine abilities of both
* Leader needs to spend time with non-performing assets
* Even if you get into your dream company - you can feel unappreciated and you might experience indifference
* Winning is just about the pursuit of excellence
The parts that I knew, but was good to be reminded of:
* Staying relevant, re-skilling
* Stretch goals - big hairy audacious goals
* Innovation, being disruptive
* Ensure success doesn’t go to head
* Fear of failure is the fastest way to actually get there
The parts that I missed:
* I expected more stories from sports, and not just references such as "the Australian team from the 90s"
* I have heard more sports-related stories comparing Sachin and Kambli in his speeches, and so, perhaps that is why I felt a bit let down.
A good leader is one who would say "If you can’t do it, I will"
A good leader is one who ensures that once the team has agreed to do something, every team member is committed to ensure its success, instead of waiting for it to fail and saying "I told you so".
These are some aspects of a leader I believe in, and it was good to find it in this book as well.
I rate Harsha Bhogle highly as a commentator and as a person who perceives well, and perhaps it was this viewpoint of mine that initially made me buy this book and perhaps the additional expectations that let me down a bit.
The parts that I learnt:
* Culling in time within teams
* Accept the situation as given, and not grieve over what might have been
* Assign as much importance to the 1% things to produce consistency
* Goals vs dreams - being accountable
* Goals should be slightly out of reach but never out of sight
* How Australia won the World Cup even when Shane Warne had to leave the squad
* How being dropped was good for Michael Clarke
* Analyze success like failure, to be able to repeat it consistently
* Surround yourself with people better than you
* No post-mortem review on projects, have a post-harvest review instead
* SRT and RSD - 218 successes and 397 failures!
* Accept the situation you’re in, and ask yourself - how can you win from here
* Don’t be bogged down by what you cannot do - it’s a waste of time; think what you can do
* Children suffering from “mother deafness”
* Dhoni - business class ticket - giving it away to fast bowler who needs more rest
* People with experience & expertise - old timer & star in the team - combine abilities of both
* Leader needs to spend time with non-performing assets
* Even if you get into your dream company - you can feel unappreciated and you might experience indifference
* Winning is just about the pursuit of excellence
The parts that I knew, but was good to be reminded of:
* Staying relevant, re-skilling
* Stretch goals - big hairy audacious goals
* Innovation, being disruptive
* Ensure success doesn’t go to head
* Fear of failure is the fastest way to actually get there
The parts that I missed:
* I expected more stories from sports, and not just references such as "the Australian team from the 90s"
* I have heard more sports-related stories comparing Sachin and Kambli in his speeches, and so, perhaps that is why I felt a bit let down.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 10, 2021
Interesting read
I always liked Harsha's cricket commentary and admired his thought process. Having being part of the cricket community, business world and getting opportunity to some of the brightest & strong willed characters in those fields, it was always going to be a very interesting read this book.
The book touches upon aspects such as leadership, teamwork, self belief, passion, hard work, ethicts, integrity, honesty and so on. I thoroughly enjoyed reading through the book.
I always liked Harsha's cricket commentary and admired his thought process. Having being part of the cricket community, business world and getting opportunity to some of the brightest & strong willed characters in those fields, it was always going to be a very interesting read this book.
The book touches upon aspects such as leadership, teamwork, self belief, passion, hard work, ethicts, integrity, honesty and so on. I thoroughly enjoyed reading through the book.
April 7, 2025
Would’ve liked to see a better overarching theme to the book rather than a mish mash of quotes and references. Would’ve also loved to have read more examples from sport and business with details instead of the rushed anecdotes of this player/team was bad but now they’re good because they did this thing I’ve used as title for this chapter.
As a Harsha fan, I’m Hoping for a better book from Harsha next time round.
As a Harsha fan, I’m Hoping for a better book from Harsha next time round.
May 28, 2020
Harsha Bhogle with his vast cricket experience and close interactions with the greatest players of the game, brings out the various lessons that corporate world could learn. The book has narrated various interactions with the corporate world and with players giving examples of the learnings.
The book is a good read. Go for it.
The book is a good read. Go for it.
April 29, 2020
Wonderful.. The man, as usual, entertains us with an insightful account of team work, sprinkled with humour and anecdotes..
May 20, 2020
Leadership lessons from sports - super effective
February 27, 2021
Nice Comparison
Bhogles', had nicely compared the cricket with corporate world. And this is applicable to individuals how to live the life, worth reading
Bhogles', had nicely compared the cricket with corporate world. And this is applicable to individuals how to live the life, worth reading
April 24, 2021
Bhogle's writing is almost as good as his commentary
May 13, 2021
May 2021 Read
February 13, 2024
Nice book
June 21, 2025
True leader takes the team to places they have never been before.
February 7, 2019
Excellent book!!!
The authors have nicely put down the managerial lessons that one can draw from an arena that is rather deemed to be doned with fun and frolic. Not only was I surprised to see the intense drama that takes place in the dressing room but also that big industrial stalwarts get to learn so much from sports. I learned as much I enjoyed reading this book and I am really looking forward to reading more from the authors.
Well, I am also an author and I would be glad to receive a review on my book which has been a consistent Bestseller on Amazon, "My Grandma's Bag of Stories"
The authors have nicely put down the managerial lessons that one can draw from an arena that is rather deemed to be doned with fun and frolic. Not only was I surprised to see the intense drama that takes place in the dressing room but also that big industrial stalwarts get to learn so much from sports. I learned as much I enjoyed reading this book and I am really looking forward to reading more from the authors.
Well, I am also an author and I would be glad to receive a review on my book which has been a consistent Bestseller on Amazon, "My Grandma's Bag of Stories"
December 25, 2018
Harsha Bhogle has always been my favorite broadcaster and I always like the way he puts forward his thoughts. This book reads as if he is sitting next to you and narrating things. But if you are an avid cricket fan and have listened to his commentary before, some of the stuff that is written in the book might be redundant and cliched. Overall, it's a great book to learn how champions think and prepare themselves for different situations. I guess Ms. Bhogle has added a lot of examples from the corporate world based on her experience. That was also interesting to read and learn from.
January 27, 2019
The book speaks to Sports person and management guru's on everything- self awareness, skill building, team & man management approaches. Speaks of the shortcomings and the original obstacles that makes personalities not soar to the highest. Also its highly recommendable to those starting what not to look for and those out there what not to hold back. Read it from the most humble, respected, skilled (if not talented) sports presenter with his " corporate better half" about how to live life even when working to make it "work" for you better.
February 22, 2019
A very good read and interesting facts that happened in sports that can be taken as examples in organizational work and in personal life. The authors have taken the efforts to reach out to lot of business leaders, who have a great deal of experiential wisdom, share their experience for the purposes of the book. Overall the book is very good, however at times, I felt that the book swayed a little off the chapter intended by bringing in concepts or experiences that themselves deserve a separate chapter on their own.
January 19, 2022
Bhogle takes lessons from the sports field and explains how managers can benefit from them. The main topics include: A winning mentality, how to come back from losing and how to build a conducive team. Bhogle also highlights a lot of interesting problems that take place in the Indian corporate world. Things such as the rise of new generation of workers (Millennials and generation Z, the influence of new technology and the 'us' versus them mentality between expats and workers!! I highly recommend this book if you want practical tips on the corporate world.
January 22, 2018
Fascinating observations & lessons to be learnt
Sports can teach us a lot of things which we can apply in our regular contemporary life. Harsha - Anitha duo in this book tries to share the learnings which we can learn & inculcate from various sports. The usage of true incidents in the play field as case studies from which we can learn valuable lessons is the USP of this book & makes it an interesting read
Sports can teach us a lot of things which we can apply in our regular contemporary life. Harsha - Anitha duo in this book tries to share the learnings which we can learn & inculcate from various sports. The usage of true incidents in the play field as case studies from which we can learn valuable lessons is the USP of this book & makes it an interesting read
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May 9, 2019Interesting and valuable to any leader
This book help us to review our pattern of thought for any work and it's action ,that lead to result. It can be not in favour all the time ,but how to optimize the situation and rebuild it.
Very effective for those who aspire to lead a team and open to very vulnerable situation.
Over all it can be read again and again and use in daily life
This book help us to review our pattern of thought for any work and it's action ,that lead to result. It can be not in favour all the time ,but how to optimize the situation and rebuild it.
Very effective for those who aspire to lead a team and open to very vulnerable situation.
Over all it can be read again and again and use in daily life
February 7, 2018
Same old principles of success and winning re-packaged with precise examples from the world of sports. I wish the examples were not restricted to just 4-5 lines each but were more descriptive about the sequence of events that followed before and after a sportsperson/team did really well or failed. Short, crisp sentences conveying the ideas in a lucid way that just stick in your head.
April 8, 2019
Management with cricket
This is quite interesting book those who love cricket they can correlate management skill via cricket learning. This kind of book will be interesting to read in india or cricket playing country people and they can learn lot. This book is just an updated version of last book the winning way.
This is quite interesting book those who love cricket they can correlate management skill via cricket learning. This kind of book will be interesting to read in india or cricket playing country people and they can learn lot. This book is just an updated version of last book the winning way.
May 7, 2019
Stop what you are doing, and read this now. RIGHT NOW!
So glad that I was reading this book at tge time of IPL, so a lot of anecdotes make real time sense.
Packed with wisdom, and interesting insights into winning from the master observer Harsha Bhogle.
If you love Cricket, and wish to learn management lessons from it, this is your go-to book!
So glad that I was reading this book at tge time of IPL, so a lot of anecdotes make real time sense.
Packed with wisdom, and interesting insights into winning from the master observer Harsha Bhogle.
If you love Cricket, and wish to learn management lessons from it, this is your go-to book!
October 22, 2017
Amazing, insightful and thoughtful analogy between sports and managment, captains vs leaders etc etc .... If we can apply each of these thoughts practically in our day to day life, professional or personal we will go way ahead.
November 19, 2018
I am generally not a big fan of self help/leadership books but this one is an exception. Being an avid Indian sports viewer, I could relate to many of the examples cited in this book. Besides, the writing style of the Bhogles' is as lucid as Harsha Bhogle's cricket commentary.
August 15, 2019
Leadership & Management intertwined with Sports
Inspiring book that everyone must read.
Relationship between Sports, Leadership and Management is at its best.
Enjoyed reading this book the second time too.
Inspiring book that everyone must read.
Relationship between Sports, Leadership and Management is at its best.
Enjoyed reading this book the second time too.
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