The Corporate Dossier supplement of today's ET has an interesting article about the lessons a corporate Senior Manager can draw from the world of football. Anyone who follows the English Premier League would know that Managers of top club football teams face much more pressure than their corporate counterparts. So it is difficult to disagree with leadership expert Mike Carson when he says that if you can manage a football team, you can lead anywhere in the world. Here are the 5 key learnings from the said article, albeit slightly modified to be less football-specific.
A Manager:
1. Needs to be equipped to handle exogenous shocks
2. Should understand the values and beliefs that drive the team members
3. Has to realize that no team member is bigger than the team
4. Should know how to manage multiple stakeholders
5. Must relish the role and focus on getting the priorities right
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