Leadership and management lessons from the sports world.
The world's elite athletes and coaches achieve high performance through
inspiring leadership, mental toughness, and direction-setting strategic
choices. Harvard Business Review has talked to many of these high
performers throughout the years to learn how their success translates to
the world of business.
If you read nothing else on management lessons from the world of sports,
read these 10 articles by athletes, coaches, and leadership experts.
We've combed through our archive and selected the articles that will
best help you drive performance.
This book will inspire you to:
- Improve on your weaknesses, not just your strengths
- Take care of your body for sustained mental performance
- Increase your confidence and manage your energy before an important
event
- Turn a struggling team around
- Understand the limits of performance metrics
- Focus on long-term goals to overcome setbacks
- Understand where the analogy of sports and business doesn't work
This collection of articles includes "Ferguson's Formula," by Anita
Elberse with Sir Alex Ferguson; "Life's Work: An Interview with Greg
Louganis"; "The Making of a Corporate Athlete," by Jim Loehr and Tony
Schwartz; "The Tough Work of Turning a Team Around," by Bill Parcells;
"How an Olympic Gold Medalist Learned to Perform Under Pressure: An
Interview with Alex Gregory"; "Mental Preparation Secrets of Top
Athletes, Entertainers, and Surgeons," an interview with Daniel McGinn
by Sarah Green Carmichael; "SoulCycle's CEO on Sustaining Growth in a
Faddish Industry," by Melanie Whelan; "Life's Work: An Interview with
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar"; "Major League Innovation," by Scott D. Anthony;
"Looking Past Performance in Your Star Talent," by Mark de Rond, Adrian
Moorhouse, and Matt Rogan; "Life's Work: An Interview with Mikhail
Baryshnikov"; "How the Best of the Best Get Better and Better," by
Graham Jones; "Life's Work: An Interview with Joe Girardi"; "Why There
Is an I in Team," by Mark de Rond; "Life's Work: An Interview with Andre
Agassi"; and "Why Sports Are a Terrible Metaphor for Business," by Bill
Taylor.
