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	Business And The Beautiful Game by Theo Theobald & Cary Cooper
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What’s the score?”, “we’re playing the long game!” and “a game of two halves” are now familiar phrases around the boardroom table. The links between football and business have become glaringly obvious, and in Business and the Beautiful Game the authors draw an analogy between these two worlds.

This lively and entertaining book provides a framework for a fresh way of thinking about business, helping readers to remember what’s important, on and off the pitch and in and out of the workplace. Combining wit and wisdom, this book makes useful observations without taking the business world too seriously.

A must-read for those wanting to tackle the corporate world from a new angle!

Contents: The first half • Chapter 1 Skills • Have you got what it takes? • The value of skills in the war for talent • What is your value? • The essential skill mix • Six critical skills • Light at the end of the tunnel • More enlightened HR • Chapter 2 Ambition • The hunger of the winner • Personal or cultural? • True Brit • The life cycle of ambition • What are you ambitious for? • Measure your AQ • Chapter 3 Passion • Your greatest asset is belief • The importance of passion • Where does passion spring from? • What does passion look like? • How do we get more passion? • Extra time and the extra mile • Love and loyalty • Chapter 4 Stress • How to cope under pressure • How can you be stressed? • What causes stress? • More than just control • Stress relief • Support • Chapter 5 Discipline • Keeping your cool and keeping order • The elements of self-discipline • Discipline and performance management • Guidelines for discipline • Crime and punishment • Chapter 6 Captaincy • Marshalling your troops • What do captains do? • Have you got what it takes? • Application of captaincy skills • Expectations of a team captain • The second half • Chapter 7 Coaching • Helping others learn • What makes a good coach? • A practical approach to coaching • Elements of a coaching session • Support and challenge • Chapter 8 Management • The most difficult job in the world • Strategy — just what is it? • Management — a bit like captaincy • Leadership and management • Politics • People management • What’s the job? • Handling conflict • Conducting disciplinary meetings • Chapter 9 Selection • Picking your best performers • Supply and demand • The squad approach • Getting the right team • Structure • Gap identification • Attracting talent • Diversity and discrimination • Pointers to good selection • Organic management • Fitness versus spirit • Chapter 10 Opposition • Outwitting the competition • Who are they, where are they? • Weighing up your advantage • Exploiting your analysis • What are they playing at? • Keep your eye on the opposition and plan ahead • Some thoughts on ‘gap analysis’ • Competitive strategies • Getting the big things right • Chapter 11 Full time • Final thoughts • Additional reading • IndexISBN - 9788175545762

Pages : 158