What CEOs can learn from football managers – CNN.com

The issues that confront modern organizations are precisely the issues which confront football teams.

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But perhaps the greatest lesson football has for business is the value of coaching. Too often, in business, coaching is mistaken for counseling or mentoring, to the detriment of the organization.

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Whatever you think about football, an analysis of its management gives us a profound understanding of the corporate managerial task.

Analogien und Vergleiche sind ja immer schön, auch wenn sie natürlich hier und da hinken. Und ich muß auch an die beiden Klatschen meiner Gladbacher gegen Frankfurt und Stuttgart denken.