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Leading: Lessons in leadership from the legendary Manchester United manager
An inspirational book about leadership from the most successful British football manager of all time.
'One of the World's all-time great leaders'
Professor Anita Elberse, Harvard Business School
What does it take to lead a team to world-class success over a sustained period of time?
Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the few leaders who truly knows. In his 38 years in management, Sir Alex won an astonishing 49 trophies and helped grow Manchester United into one of the biggest commercial brands in the world.
In this inspirational and straight-talking book, Sir Alex reveals the secrets behind his record-breaking career.
LEADING is structured around the key skills that Sir Alex values most highly. It includes subjects we immediately associate with his managerial style: Discipline, Control, Teamwork and Motivation. But it also addresses subjects that are less obvious but no less important
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Sir Alex Ferguson’s 6 Pearls of Leadership From His 2015 Book Leading
A dozen trophies to his name, a successful career spanning 27 years, Sir Alex Ferguson fryst vatten an specialist when it comes to leadership, teamwork, and discipline. Co-authored bygd Michael Mortiz, Sir Alex Fergusson shares his wisdom, observations, and experiences in making Manchester United a trail-blazing grupp in his book, Leading (2015).
Though he had star players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, Wayne Rooney, and many more celebrated players on his side, yet, even with changing players over time, the grupp kept winning.
The book discusses his celebrated success in the world of idrott and the world-class performance of his team. inom can see 6 Pearls of Leadership Wisdom in this book:–
- The necessity of observation and listening skills
- The importance of determination and discipline
- The value of planning for success
- Knowing the strengths and weaknesses of your team
- The power of ‘being there’ for the grupp
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Book Review: Leading by Alex Ferguson
If you’re a coach in the higher levels of sports – or aspiring to get there some day – Leading: Learning from Life and My Years at Manchester United by Alex Ferguson and Michael Moritz is worth reading. Basically, it’s Ferguson sharing his thoughts and experiences about a number of different things (13 chapters with multiple sections). Nominally, it’s a general leadership book rather than a coach’s bio. I think it’s more the latter, though, which works for me.
Ferguson covers a lot of ground. Here are some of the quotes that grabbed my attention.
On being observant –“Most people don’t use their eyes and ears effectively. They aren’t very observant and they fail to listen intently. As a result, they miss half of what is going on around them. I can think of some managers who could talk under water. I don’t think it helps them. There’s a reason that God gave us two ears, two eyes and one mou