Leadership the SvenGoran Eriksson Way: How to Turn Your Team into Winners,Used

Product Description Leadership the SvenGran Eriksson Way examines the leadership style of the England football manager SvenGran Eriksson. Our argument is that Erikssons approach is important because it brilliantly exemplifies a new leadership which defies conventional and historical stereotypes of how leaders think and behave. Eriksson is a not a tubthumping bellower of orders. He is no dictator. Instead, he is a modern leadership archetype, a leader we can all learn from. From Leadership the SvenGran Eriksson Way"This book does have an important message... Sven and Richard Branson are the future... the Scandinavian business model is something we should try to copy".Lucy Kellaway, The Financial Times"I very much enjoyed it and in particular the way it gelled good business management principles with their application to football as illustrated by many of the policy decisions taken by our national coach who inside 12 months has brought cofidence, assurance, team spirit and a more worldwide awareness to our England team giving everybody optimism"Gordon Taylor, Chairman of the PFA (Professional Footballers Association) Review "..You'll be sure to score with this one." (The Bookseller, 1 February 2002) "..an academic from the London Business School and a seasoned management author have studied every move of the England manager and have written a book that will enable you to "Sven yourself".." (Financial Times, 25 February 2002)"...the authors examine the "mature" form of leadership that Eriksson exemplifies: the levelheaded longtermism that learns from failure, encourages responsibility and "keeps it simple"..." (The Business (FT Supplement) 6 April 2002) "..new role models are emerging. Inspired by optimism about England's World Cup prospects, Leadership the SvenGoran Eriksson Way is published this month. The Lesson? Better a Swede than a turnip." (The Times, 11 April 2002)"..ideals for those wanting to read about football while appearing to digest a management textbook (The Times, 12 April 2002)"..this does give useful leadership tips and concentrates on successful leaders including Eriksson. It is interest..and worth a look." (Business Age, April 2002)"..this book is easy to read.." (Human Resources, April 2002)probe[s] into the deep recesses of the Eriksson mind and offers a blueprint of how to run not just a football team, but a business or a government.." (Daily Express, 17 April 2002)"..thoughtprovoking.." (Independent on Sunday, 14 April 2002)"..offers a visible and successful example of this new model of leader.." (Media Week, 26 April 2002)"dissect (Eriksson's) techniques to discover nuggets of leadership wisdom". (Computer Weekly, 2 May 2002)"Even footballphobes must have noticed not only that the national team is going quite well at the moment, but that this is also being achieved under a manager who neither rends his clothing in foaming hysteria nor swears at the referee even at the height of overwhelming interest in his offpitch activities. At least part of the explanation, according to consultants Julian Birkinshaw and Stuart Crainer, authors of Leadership the SvenGoran Eriksson Way, lies in Swedish traditions of management, to do with qualitites such as openness and accessibility, combined with caring and nurturing..." (Times Educational Supplement, 17 May 2002)"..very sound practical approaches to effective leadership...this is a good book to read." (People Management, 16 May 2002)"..an informative read.." (Accountancy Age, 7 June 2002)"...After England's 30 victory yesterday, big corporations eager to learn the secrets of Eriksson's motivational skills are prepared to pay him as much as David Beckham earns...experts in business are quick to draw parallels between football and the city...Stuart Crainer, coauthor of their new book said "Basically he [Eriksson] practises grownup, commonsense management...He does not do anything clever, he just plays to the team's strengths and