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The Winning Mindset

What Sport Can Teach Us About Great Leadership

By Damian Hughes

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— Sir Ian McGeechan

About the book

In The Winning Mindset, the acclaimed author of Liquid Thinking and How to Think Like Sir Alex Ferguson, Damian Hughes reveals the best ways to create a winning mindset in both personal and professional life.

Having worked with some of the top teams in the UK, and watched some of the best coaches in the country at work, Hughes distils the five key principles that separate the best coaches and teams from the rest: Simplicity; Tripwires; Emotions; Practical; Stories: STEPS.

The role of a sports-team leader is fascinating, complex and tough. Fantasy football leagues may convince us that success is all about buying players and selecting a team. In reality, it is about creating winning environments – recruiting, developing and nurturing talent, effectively communicating a shared vision with a diverse collection of individuals, delivering on enormous expectations from a range of stakeholders, overcoming significant challenges, handling pressure and staying focused throughout: a set of challenges familiar to leaders in all sectors.

Book details

Published: 2018
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Pages: 320
ISBN: 9781509804375
Formats: Paperback

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