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Leadership Lessons from Football

José Mourinho is a Portuguese Football Manager and the current manager of Real Madrid

José MourinhoJosé Mourinho Mourinho started as a player but was unable to

forge a meaningful career in the game and switched to management

He became an assistant to Sir Bobby Robson and worked with him at Sporting Clube de Portugal and Porto before following him to Barcelona

He returned to Porto in 2002 as the head coach and since then has led teams like Chelsea and Inter-Milan to become Champions

“One of the greatest Football Managers ever”

Pillars to High Performance Pillars to High Performance LeadershipLeadership

Leading from the mind’s eye Love your People Cycle of Bonding Handling Diversity Stand like a Rock Inspire and Lead Nurture Leaders

Leading from the mind’s eyeLeading from the mind’s eye

Percolate the Vision Visionary Leader Even in defeat he refuses to

let his team feel like a loser “It’s no fluke that after a

defeat, Inter gets straight back on its feet. That’s all thanks to Mourinho”, Diego Milito, Inter Milan

“I love players who love to win. They not only win in 90 minutes, but every day, every training session, in every moment of their lives”

Love your PeopleLove your People Mourinho was a coach, friend and secure base to

all his players wherever he went

Interactive Leader

 There was such a spirit of camaraderie in the Chelsea dressing room

He loved his players and his fans

“You must create a positive atmosphere and make everyone feel part of the group. In this club, if you go to the barrier, the man at the door feels part of

the group and success”

Cycle of BondingCycle of Bonding

Motivate and Inspire “His training sessions

are spectacular. They have great intensity but we don’t feel tired because we are extremely motivated.” - Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

“I love him as a man and as a manager”

Handling DiversityHandling Diversity

Portugal, England, Italy, Spain

People-Management Skills

Real Madrid – Handling the “All Stars Team”

MBWA to MBCA

“I studied Italian five hours a day for many months to ensure I could communicate with the players, media and fans.”

Stand like a RockStand like a Rock

“We had 45 minutes to change things, and I asked them ‘are you scared of it or are you going to enjoy it?’

Inspire and LeadInspire and Lead

Nurture LeadersNurture Leaders

Transformational Leader

Leaders in making: John Terry (England) Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast) Peter Cech (Czech Republic) Michael Ballack (Germany) Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine)

Learning for OrganizationsLearning for Organizations

Lessons for OrganizationsLessons for Organizations

Leadership is about Leadership is about creating something creating something out of nothing. It is out of nothing. It is about creating about creating somebody out of a somebody out of a nobody. This is what nobody. This is what makes Jose , the makes Jose , the “Special One”“Special One”