This book summary go into his leadership secrets and what he believes. Buy his new book, leading, at your local waterstones bookshop. Manchester united has long been a successful club in. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Lessons in leadership from the legendary manchester. The first of our exclusive audio extracts from sir alexs new book, leading, features the former united manager reflecting on the importance of. His time at the club has led to ferguson being regarded as one of the most successful, admired and respected managers in the history of the game. Sir alex ferguson is the former manager of british soccer team manchester united. Bill littlefield speaks with ferguson about his new book, leading. Sir alex was relentless, smart, intuitive and build team after successful team restoring manchester united to their historic glory and status. I found myself on the campus of harvard university in october of 2012 thanks to a collision of circumstances.
Alex ferguson, in full sir alexander chapman ferguson, byname fergie, born december 31, 1941, glasgow, scotland, scottish football soccer player and manager who was best known for managing manchester united 198620. Entering management in 1974, he served east stirlingshire and st mirren before guiding aberdeen to. Working with the publishers and sir michael moritz we developed a set of data visualisations to try and tell the story of sir alexs career at manchester united using data. In my book, building great startup teams, i touched on the importance of building successful teams and this is an area that i am always keen to learn more about. Leading by alex ferguson overdrive rakuten overdrive. Sir alex ferguson has given an insight into his manchester united success while promoting his new book.
This book is an autobiography written by himself about his feelings on some of his best players. During an address to staff and pupils, ferguson outlined his guide to effective leadership. Booktopia ebooks leading, business and leadership skills. I have read this book and its definitely worth buying in my opinion, so micheal morritz was involved in the publication of the book and saf talks quite extensively. Fantastic book written from a different perspective on one of the greatest man managers and leaders of all time. Is the sir alex ferguson book leading worth reading. That is, in part, due to the 38year tenure of manager sir alex ferguson.
Sir alex ferguson once said, the two most powerful words in the english language are, well done. Sir alex fergusons new book, leading, is full of fascinating insights into a managerial career that spanned over four decades and saw him accumulate a glut of silverware. Leading was structured around a few major and minor themes of sir alexs key traits of leadership. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. For this new book, leading, sir alex has collaborated with one of the most successful investors of recent times, sir michael moritz, and together, they have written a hugely entertaining book. The legendary united bosss new book leading is out later this month, and he speaks about what it takes to be successful at the top level in this promo. The previous books written by sir alex have been purely football related. Learning from life and my years at manchester united by alex ferguson. In this inspirational and straighttalking book, sir alex reveals the secrets behind his recordbreaking career. For over 25 years, he was the man behind manchester united triumph, which made the world recognize him as the most successful football manager in british history. He may not be a 20yearold millionaire from the silicon valley, but sir alex ferguson is definitely a leader worth studying. The book leading written by sir alex ferguson has a high emphasis on the sport of football soccer, but also on the value of a team with discipline as he expresses that through his teachings of being a leader. One of the worlds alltime great leaders professor anita elberse, harvard business school what does it take to lead a team to. Buy leading 01 by sir alex ferguson, sir michael moritz isbn.
Leading is structured around the key skills that sir alex values most highly. But alex ferguson, the longtime manager of the ultrasuccessful manchester united team, and michael moritz, the chairman of sequoia capital, have more in common than you might suspect ferguson, whose team won 38 trophies in the 27 years he coached, and moritz. Leading by alex ferguson, michael moritz nook book. The learning development book series sir alex ferguson secrets of success documentary sir alex ferguson secrets of. Lessons in leadership from the legendary manchester united manager. In his 38 years in management, sir alex won an astonishing 49 trophies and helped grow manchester united into one of the biggest commercial brands in the world. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Today, ferguson is a fellow of the executive education program at harvard business school. Sir alex ferguson performing, managing and leading. We talked to sir alex recently as he began his book tour in the united states. Sir alex fergusons house in macclesfield, united kingdom. Leading is a surprisingly humble, anecdotefilled guide on how he coaxed the best out of. Leading by alex ferguson, michael moritz waterstones. For those of you that havent heard of him, he is a scottish football or soccer.
In his book, sir alex also shared his moment with some people whom he believed show their abilities to listen more and talk less. A retired scottish footballer and a silicon valley venture capitalist dont seem like the likeliest of friends and collaborators. Learning from life and my years at manchester united by. Enter sir alex ferguson, who won dozens of trophies with manchester united during. About the author sir alex ferguson sir alex ferguson was born in 1941 in govan, scotland. The key takeaways from alex fergusons leading this book, by manchester uniteds manager sir alex ferguson, discusses the leadership style that made. Sir alex ferguson has a new book out sir fergie has a new book out, so here talksport rounds up the best bits from leading, which is out now. Sir alex ferguson i created the data store at the back of sir alex fergusons book leading. Learning from life and my years at manchester united kindle edition by ferguson, alex, moritz, michael. The book leading written by sir alex ferguson has a high emphasis on the sport of football soccer, but also on the value of a team with discipline as. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading leading. Leading is structured around the key skills that sir alex values most.
Check out sir alexs conversation with only a games bill littlefield. There are golden nuggets of experience and strategies contained within that are priceless. Former manchester united boss alex ferguson has published his latest book, leading, about the art of management. Former manchester united manager sir alex fergusons new book, leading, is to be published on tuesday, and here espn fc highlights the key points revealed by the scot who won an incredible. In this revelatory new book, sir alex ferguson dissects his 38 recordbreaking years of management first in scotland and then, of course, at manchester united to reveal the key tools he used to deliver sustained success on and off the field. Sir alex ferguson recommends a few of his favourite books.
Learning from life and my years at manchester united. After an astonishing careerfirst in scotland, and then over 27 years with manchester united football club, sir alex ferguson analyzes the pivotal leadership decisions of his 38 years as a manager and, with his friend and collaborator sir michael moritz, draws out lessons that anyone can use in business and life to generate longterm. Sir alex ferguson is one of the few leaders who truly knows. It reveals the secrets behind his success in a number of key areas like data analysis, and impart wisdom to leaders of all different types of. He is considered the most successful british manager of all time, having won 49 trophies, including titles from the fa cup, the premier league and the champions league. Leading shares alex fergusons stories, lessons and.
Sir alex ferguson, arguably the most successful football manager of his generation, wonders aloud if he truly deserves the adulation of the old trafford faithful. Alex fergusons lessons on leading harvard business. Five lessons in leadership from manchester uniteds former. Sir alex ferguson is the best manager in the world, winning barclays premier league champion, 5 fa cup and 2 uefa champions league. A goalscoring centreforward, he was later transferred to rangers, the club he supported from boyhood, for a scottish record fee of. Sir alex fergusons book coauthored with sir michael moritz, chairman of sequoia capital is a winner and should probably be on top of every soccer lovers wish list. Recently, sir alex announced that he would be taking a longterm position at harvard lecturing a new course called the business of entertainment, media and sports and in august 2015, released his third book, leading. Sir alex ferguson talks, in his book, leading, about the qualities all performers have in com slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to. Sir alex ferguson is a former scottish player and manager who managed manchester united from 1986 to 20. Sir alex fergusons new book, leading, is full of fascinating insights into a managerial career that spanned over four decades. After an astonishing careerfirst in scotland, and then over 27 years with manchester united football club, sir alex ferguson analyzes the pivotal leadership. Recently sir alex made a surprise visit to ashton on mersey school in salford, manchester uniteds educational partners. My autobiography by sir alex ferguson in doc, epub, fb2 download ebook. Book recommendations from sir alex ferguson youtube.
Regardless of your knowledge of soccer the book is well worth reading. His time at the club has led to ferguson being regarded as one of the most successful, admired and respected managers in the history of the. Inside the front cover of sir alex fergusons new book leading written with michael moritz, the book claims to do two things. Ferguson was the longesttenured manager in man u history and led the club to more than 30 domestic and international titles, including premier league. Leading is structured around the key skills that sir. The book is a second go at sir alexs biography, this time focusing solely on his leadership skills. Alex fergusons lessons on leading harvard business school. Sir alex fergusons new book, leading, hits the shelves this week as part of a push towards new audiences the business crowd, mainly the manchester united legend focuses on the. The key takeaway of leading from sir alex ferguson chapter 1.