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the operating system of the world's greatest teams
2026
Stacked
A New Operating System from the Back-to-Back World Cup Rugby Champions
On 16 September 2017 the world’s champion rugby team suffered the heaviest defeat in their history, 57-0. Six years and one month later, in Paris, they beat the same opponents 12-11 to win a fourth Rugby World Cup, the first nation to win the title four times and the first to win back-to-back titles away from home. Many of the men on the field for the defeat were on the field in Paris. Same talent. Different result. The book is about what changed in between.
"While many will see it as a book about rugby, I see it as a blueprint for building organisations, teams and careers that thrive in an increasingly complex world."
JOHN SANEI
LEADING FUTURIST
what's inside
The book decodes the system from the ground up, the environment the leaders created and the organisation, the team and the career built on it.
Each chapter from Chapter 2 onwards ends with exercises to run with your own team, no tackling involved.
Every chapter’s exercises and templates are collected in one workbook, downloadable from the resources page.
take it further
There are two ways to take the book further. Stacked, the keynote brings its thesis to your conference, and Stacked, the masterclass takes your own team through its method for a day, exercises and templates included. Book the talk. Bring the day to your team.
