Edge: Leadership Secrets from Footballs’s Top Thinkers

Author:   Ben Lyttleton
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers
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9780008226398


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   08 March 2018
Format:   Paperback
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What is talent? How do you get the best out of yourself? What are the secrets of leadership? In Edge, Ben Lyttleton gets unprecedented access to some of the world’s top football clubs to discover their innovative methods for developing talent – and reveals how we can use them in our everyday lives. Elite teams now look for an edge by improving the intangible skills of their players ‘above the shoulder’. Liverpool’s approach to talent will make you more creative. Chelsea’s culture will improve your resilience. Didier Deschamps will improve your leadership skills. Xavi Hernandez will help you make better decisions. But how? Football is the most hot-housed, intense, financially profitable talent factory on the planet. It’s time we woke up to the lessons it can provide. We all want to have an edge. This is your chance to find one…

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Author:   Ben Lyttleton
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:   HarperCollins
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.230kg
ISBN:  

9780008226398


ISBN 10:   0008226393
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   08 March 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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`I devoured this. Lyttleton's journey to the fringes of sporting thought, greedily absorbing innovations as he goes, translates into a pacy, thought-provoking work that reveals just how nuanced sporting - and indeed business - success is in the modern world. The insight into born leaders such as Didier Deschamps, who flex their style rather than their authority, is compelling, as too are the regular reminders of the capacity for old-fashioned qualities such as cohesion and resilience to trump skill and potential. Are enough businesses playing the equivalent of head-up football with their talent and resources? They may start to after reading this.' - Duncan Craig, Sunday Times `A fascinating look at the approaches of some of European football's most impressive clubs - as well as some overachieving underdogs. Lyttleton eschews tired cliches, and instead challenges the consensus to present a fascinating insight into the intricacies of running a modern football club' - Michael Cox, author of The Mixer `The most captivating football book I have read. The detailed insight from the game's biggest names is fascinating and each chapter left me feeling inspired and motivated.' Dean Jones, Bleacher Report `Remarkable access to some of the biggest names in football - a tour of the game's new thinking, written up with great fluency.' - Simon Kuper, Contributor, Financial Times `Full of fascinating ideas - this book make will make you think!' - Wim Jonk, Cruyff Football `A fascinating read ... Inspiring for anyone who wants to learn how to be successful.' - Marcus Christenson, The Guardian 'Anyone looking to improve themselves as well as others should read this book.' - Alex Inglethorpe, Liverpool FC Academy Director `Remarkable access to some of the biggest names in football - a tour of the game's new thinking, written up with great fluency.' - Simon Kuper, Contributor, Financial Times


`I devoured this. Lyttleton's journey to the fringes of sporting thought, greedily absorbing innovations as he goes, translates into a pacy, thought-provoking work that reveals just how nuanced sporting - and indeed business - success is in the modern world. The insight into born leaders such as Didier Deschamps, who flex their style rather than their authority, is compelling, as too are the regular reminders of the capacity for old-fashioned qualities such as cohesion and resilience to trump skill and potential. Are enough businesses playing the equivalent of head-up football with their talent and resources? They may start to after reading this.' - Duncan Craig, Sunday Times


`I devoured this. Lyttleton's journey to the fringes of sporting thought, greedily absorbing innovations as he goes, translates into a pacy, thought-provoking work that reveals just how nuanced sporting - and indeed business - success is in the modern world. The insight into born leaders such as Didier Deschamps, who flex their style rather than their authority, is compelling, as too are the regular reminders of the capacity for old-fashioned qualities such as cohesion and resilience to trump skill and potential. Are enough businesses playing the equivalent of head-up football with their talent and resources? They may start to after reading this.' - Duncan Craig, Sunday Times `A fascinating look at the approaches of some of European football's most impressive clubs - as well as some overachieving underdogs. Lyttleton eschews tired cliches, and instead challenges the consensus to present a fascinating insight into the intricacies of running a modern football club' - Michael Cox, author of The Mixer `The most captivating football book I have read. The detailed insight from the game's biggest names is fascinating and each chapter left me feeling inspired and motivated.' Dean Jones, Bleacher Report `Remarkable access to some of the biggest names in football - a tour of the game's new thinking, written up with great fluency.' - Simon Kuper, Contributor, Financial Times `Can thoroughly recommend this. The chapter on Thomas Tuchel alone is worth getting it.' - Raphael Honigstein, Contributor, The Guardian


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Ben Lyttleton is a football writer, broadcaster and director of Soccernomics. He is also the author of Twelve Yards: The Art and Psychology of the Perfect Penalty, and Football School: Where Football Explains the World, a series written to encourage children’s literacy.

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