The Last Season

The Last Season provides insight on how to manage the egos of multi-millionaire stars. The book is written by Phil Jackson and it chronicles his experiences as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2003-2004 season. With the Kobe vs. Shaq saga, Kobe's rape trial in Colorado, the signing of Karl Malone and Gary Payton, Jackson was faced with perhaps the most challenging managerial job in the history of sports. He stresses the importance of everyone maintaining their own personal identities, but also points out that in the end everyone will have to sacrifice individual goals for the good of the team. This book offers great insight to the intricacies of working with big ego's and how to get everyone to work together as a team.