Row the Boat: A Never-Give-Up Approach to Lead with Enthusiasm and Optimism and Improve Your Team and Culture (Jon Gordon)
About this product
Learn to live and lead with enthusiasm and optimism, impact your team, and transform your culture In Row the Boat, Minnesota Golden Gophers Head Coach P.J. Fleck and bestselling author Jon Gordon deliver an inspiring message about what you can achieve when you approach life with a never-give-up philosophy. The book shows you how to choose enthusiasm and optimism as your guiding lights instead of being defined by circumstances and events outside of your control. Discover how to put the three key components of row the boat into practice in your life: The Oar: The energy. Only you can dictate whether your oar is in the water or whether you take it out and decide not to use it.
The Boat: The sacrifice. The more you give, serve, and make your life about helping others, the better and more fulfilled your life will be, and the bigger your boat gets.
The Compass: The direction. The vision you have for your life and the people you surround yourself with help create the dream of where you want to go.
Perfect for athletes, coaches, business leaders, and anyone else who hopes to squeeze a little more enjoyment and productivity out of life, Row the Boat will propel leaders, teams, and organizations to greater heights than they have ever reached before. Read more
Editor's Take
Amazon reviewers say this book is a quick, easy read with practical leadership takeaways, strong inspiration, and ideas that can be applied in coaching, team-building, and family settings. Several reviewers also mention that the backstory is insightful and that the principles feel relevant across different environments.
Goodreads reviews are more mixed, with some readers praising it as a strong culture-and-leadership model and others feeling it reads more like a coach’s career story than a focused concept book. A review blog describes it as an uplifting, attitude-changing read, while getAbstract frames it as a leadership-oriented book centered on enthusiasm, optimism, and team culture.
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Specifications
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Publication date | June 9, 2021 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 128 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 111976629X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1119766292 |
| Item Weight | 2.31 pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.8 x 0.8 x 8.6 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #19,060 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #191 in Motivational Management & Leadership #195 in Business Motivation & Self-Improvement (Books) #210 in Leadership & Motivation |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,300) |
