The Right Call
- An NPR best book of the year
The Right Call by Sally Jenkins is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including Bloomberg, for a Consensus Score of 12 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedJenkins draws on decades of sports journalism, including close access to figures like Bill Belichick and Peyton Manning, to extract seven working principles behind elite performance. The recurring critique is that the examples are almost uniformly drawn from generational talents, so the book is better at diagnosing what greatness requires than at making it feel attainable.
In the press
“One of the best books ever written on workplace culture, work ethic, and resilience”
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How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomberg | 0.80 | 0.70 | 1.00× | 0.56 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.56 → 12 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is The Right Call on?
The Right Call appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including Bloomberg.
What is its Consensus Score?
The Right Call has a Consensus Score of 12 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.