Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was the focus of a 2012 Harvard Business School study on leadership. According to author and management consultant, Mike Carson, those in business can learn much from analyzing the work of successful football coaches like Ferguson.
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Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was the focus of a 2012 Harvard Business School study on leadership. According to author and management consultant, Mike Carson, those in business can learn much from analyzing the work of successful football coaches like Ferguson.
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High profile managers like Jose Mourinho (pictured) are adept at managing a complex array of stakeholders and their demands, Carson said, a skill that will be familiar to many CEOs and senior executives.
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High profile managers like Jose Mourinho (pictured) are adept at managing a complex array of stakeholders and their demands, Carson said, a skill that will be familiar to many CEOs and senior executives.
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A fair comparison between the business and football worlds would be former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola and Steve Jobs, the late Apple CEO, Carson said. Both lived their vision (in Jobs' case innovative product design and in Guardiola's a style of play) dragging their respective institutions along with them.
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A fair comparison between the business and football worlds would be former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola and Steve Jobs, the late Apple CEO, Carson said. Both lived their vision (in Jobs' case innovative product design and in Guardiola's a style of play) dragging their respective institutions along with them.
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Borussia Dortmund's charismatic coach, Jurgen Klopp, is renowned for his energetic touchline persona. According to the dean of Edinburgh University's business school, Professor Ian Clarke, senior business figures could learn from the passion displayed by the likes of Klopp.
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Borussia Dortmund's charismatic coach, Jurgen Klopp, is renowned for his energetic touchline persona. According to the dean of Edinburgh University's business school, Professor Ian Clarke, senior business figures could learn from the passion displayed by the likes of Klopp.
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The best managers are always looking to learn more, Carson believes. New Manchester United manager, David Moyes, is highly regarded for his desire to soak up new ideas and implement innovative coaching methods.
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The best managers are always looking to learn more, Carson believes. New Manchester United manager, David Moyes, is highly regarded for his desire to soak up new ideas and implement innovative coaching methods.
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Former Celtic and Tottenham player, Ramon Vega (left), is one of the few individuals to have operated at the sharp end of both football and business. The ex-Switzerland international captain believes he learned much during his sporting career that prepared him for running his own asset management firm.
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Former Celtic and Tottenham player, Ramon Vega (left), is one of the few individuals to have operated at the sharp end of both football and business. The ex-Switzerland international captain believes he learned much during his sporting career that prepared him for running his own asset management firm.
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Communication is 80% to 90% of management, according to Ramon Vega. Here, England coach Roy Hodgson gets his message across to his players.
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Communication is 80% to 90% of management, according to Ramon Vega. Here, England coach Roy Hodgson gets his message across to his players.
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