I recently read “The Extra 2%: How Wall Street Strategies Took a Major League Baseball Team from Worst to First” written by fellow Canadian and Montreal native Jonah Keri. The book examines the Tampa Bay Rays and the transformation that occurred under new ownership and management. It was a great read full of information on the history of the Rays/Devil Rays franchise during their twelve years in existence. Keri does not just tell the story but interviewed over 175 members around the organization and baseball as he searches for the reason why certain events transpired the way they did. In some ways it reminded me of Michael Lewis’s Moneyball due to the in-depth analysis throughout both books.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of baseball or anyone that works in the business world. You might reassess your own personal management style or simple have a better understanding of why people act the way they do in the workplace or daily life in general. I could tell you more but do yourself a favor by reading it and don’t be afraid to ask questions because that is how we will learn more about the world around us. It is okay to analyze and think critically about things. If we do not ask questions then we will never find the answers.
For more information be sure to check out http://jonahkeri.com/.
For more information be sure to check out http://jonahkeri.com/.
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