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Narrated by James Marriott
There is a certain type of management guru who is obsessed with sport. Not the unfettered joy of it, not the dancer’s grace of Roger Federer or the sight of Femke Bol jumping over hurdles as if they were matchsticks. No, they love what sport can teach us about productivity, leadership and marginal gains.
There are books about the New Zealand rugby team (Legacy – “What the All Blacks can teach us about the business of life”), tomes on Alex Ferguson’s success at Manchester, notably, Leading – “Lessons in leadership from the legendary Manchester United manager” – as well as the Duke Blue Devils basketball team (Leading with the Heart – “Coach K’s successful strategies for basketball, business and life”), which you will
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