Customer Reviews
Building winning - By: James Field, 01 May 2008 
I started this book expecting the gossip, half baked platitudes of the world champions' coach & the mantra of 'my family has always been the most important etc'. And instead, I got honest, considered thoughts of a coach who struggled with his business, his bosses & his team in his attempts to transform the English rugby team. His loyalty to alll means he doesn't dish the dirt & he is only ever critical of his own performance. However, where the book does score big time; Woodward outlines the techniques he employed to change the staid English team. For a sports coach, he was ahead of his time in his willingness to examine new ideas & apply them to team performance. This weaving of the introduction of techniques & the chronology towards victory is well executed & very readable. My only niggle with the book is that I would have liked to have known what effect the techniques had on the team dynamic & may be even what did he try & abandon ? But, having said alll that; you will get a good view of the coach's role in a change environment, some excellent team ideas ( for business or sport ) & a cracking story of a famous English victory.
This is not a review of the Lyons tour - By: Shaun Bradbury, 02 Dec 2006 Anyone who has built a high performing team will know it does not happen overnight. This is an insight into the building of the winning team that led to a national celebration using skills that are transferable into the business world. If you want to know about the Lyons tour buy another book & learn what happens when you can't apply the right techniques to a team.
Sports Book & Management Book - Bargain! - By: Mark Beech, 04 Sep 2006 
I was lucky enough to review a signed copy of this book from Clive himself as he did a speech at our annual corporate event.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book from the perspective of both a sports & management book.
I find it interesting the most recent reviews giving the book a low score purely on the performance of the Lions tour. I think anyone reading the book would have picked up is that to be successful in either business or sports management takes time. Something that on a Lions tour you do not have.
A thoroughly enjoyable read & a book that I keep in my office & review on a regular basis.
Buy It!
Bad for Rugby - By: Rubgy Supporter, 31 Aug 2006 
My personal opinion is that he was bad for rugby, confirmed by the Lions tour. So I would not be buying his book.
Worth the read - By: , 26 Jan 2006 I just finished reading this book. The content of the book should not be judged by Clive's performance on the Lions tour.
I would rate this book as very good & worth a read. There are many ideas there that you can pick up & implement in whatever you are doing.
