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A review by cricklewood
The Winning Formula: Leadership, Strategy and Motivation The F1 Way by David Coulthard
informative
reflective
fast-paced
3.25
Accessibility: 7/10
Coherence of arguments: 8/10
Informativeness: 8/10
Value to me: 5/10
Overall enjoyment: 5/10
Total: 33/50 (3.3)
A decent but ultimately forgettable book about how to translate skills learnt in Formula 1 to running a businessness, written by an ex multiple Grand Prix winner.
It was fine. The book was formulaic in the sense that it was structured in only one way: "This is what we do in F1, this is why it's good (this is why I'm so good), this is why you should do it in your business". The key themes are efficiency, data scrutiny, meticulousness to detail, marginal gains, aggressive teamwork and shared visions, self-analysis, knowing your competitors and being driven and competitive.
I found those lessons less useful to me. What I most enjoyed about the book were the anecdotes relating to F1 drivers. I enjoyed hearing about how Coulthard helped out with improving safety standards, about how meticulous Proust was with his analysis, about how focused Lewis was on track, about the rise of Red Bull Racing and its team strategy and culture.
I don't think this would be very interesting for non-F1 fans though.
Coherence of arguments: 8/10
Informativeness: 8/10
Value to me: 5/10
Overall enjoyment: 5/10
Total: 33/50 (3.3)
A decent but ultimately forgettable book about how to translate skills learnt in Formula 1 to running a businessness, written by an ex multiple Grand Prix winner.
It was fine. The book was formulaic in the sense that it was structured in only one way: "This is what we do in F1, this is why it's good (this is why I'm so good), this is why you should do it in your business". The key themes are efficiency, data scrutiny, meticulousness to detail, marginal gains, aggressive teamwork and shared visions, self-analysis, knowing your competitors and being driven and competitive.
I found those lessons less useful to me. What I most enjoyed about the book were the anecdotes relating to F1 drivers. I enjoyed hearing about how Coulthard helped out with improving safety standards, about how meticulous Proust was with his analysis, about how focused Lewis was on track, about the rise of Red Bull Racing and its team strategy and culture.
I don't think this would be very interesting for non-F1 fans though.