State Of The Game Podcast 68: The Captain Myth, Richard Gillis

He's back for a second time on SOG and Richard Gillis has a timely new book to discuss.

The Captain Myth: The Ryder Cup and Sport's Great Leadership Delusion
explores the modern fascination with leadership in sports and in particular, the idea that a coach, leader or captain is pulling all the strings.  We had a long and most enjoyable chat about his book's premise, this year's Ryder Cup and other ways society is over-inflating the role of coaches in big time sports. If you love sports you'll love The Captain Myth.

You can check out the book here. Kindle and hardcover editions are available.

Here is the podcast, here is the MP3, the show 68 permalink, and as always you can find it on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.