Download Soccer Thinking for Management Success Lessons for Organizations from the World Game Peter Loge Books

Product details Paperback 184 pages Publisher Changemakers Books (July 27, 2018) Language English ISBN-10 1785357549

Soccer Thinking for Management Success Lessons for Organizations from the World Game Peter Loge Books Reviews

• The basis of the book Soccer is a metaphor for systems-thinking. The best soccer teams move as a unit, with each piece supporting and being supported by the other pieces as they work to achieve a shared goal.
  
  IMHO, soccer fans and non-fans will benefit from seeing organizations like a soccer game - if you've watched five year old kids play [22 children all running at the ball - except for that one kid starring at a dandelion] or seen a few Premier League games on TV [highly supportive players with great communication], you'll benefit from the analysis that the author presents.
  
  Peter Loge has shared real-world examples he has faced [as a senior exec for a variety of diverse and interesting organizations] and surrounds the examples in the context of a match. It is a thoughtful and compelling read. If you are like me, the examples are easily correlated to your own experiences and the analysis will be helpful to optimizing teams in the future. Five stars.
• I just finished this excellent book!
  
  Mr. Loge has combined two of the most important things I care about…how to be great leader at work and soccer. In a 150 pages, Mr. Loge identifies a multitude of ways that the habits, techniques, practices, mindsets, lessons and skills of the beautiful game relate to management success.
  
  In my way of thinking and in context to a world that is increasingly fast paced, interconnected, interdependent and complex, I don’t think there is a better sport than soccer to use as a frame of reference for business leaders.
  
  Great players and coaches who find success are masters at communication, inspiring others and creating opportunities for excellence.
  
  In this book, Mr. Loge made me think about some of the things (I thought) I did instinctively when leading a team at work or in teaching executives in universities which I do for a day job, in reality, my instincts were habits I picked up playing soccer in the street and in stadiums. Managing people’s strengths and weaknesses, knowing when to be patient, taking responsibility and anticipating what’s next are just a few of the topics that made me go “Aha!”…no wonder I do that at work!”.
  
  I recommend that you pick up this book if you are considering it….it’s well written, easy to digest and has a ton of wise counsel for a manager in any sector.
• Soccer Thinking for Management Success is a practical read for anyone who works with other people to get things done. Peter Loge views the world from a soccer strategist's lens and his significant work experience both at top levels of government and in the private sector inform his ideas. But you don't need to be a soccer fan to enjoy and learn from this book. If you have ever kicked a ball, watched or played a game (any game), like strategy, or work as a part of a team in an office or online, this book is worth reading.
  
  Loge interviews a series of leaders who use soccer thinking to succeed in their businesses. Some are in the business of soccer, many are not. Each chapter highlights a workplace lesson framed through soccer thinking -- and then is peppered with great ideas, useful stories, and strategies. Then each chapter ends with tips for managers as well as for staff on the lesson of the chapter.
  
  This book is one of those reads for which I wish I could have a follow-up conversation with my work team immediately after every chapter. The wisdom and advice is down-to-earth and so practical that it can be put into action quickly. I plan to purchase/share copies of it with my work team in the hopes of improving our efficiencies, communications, morale, and work product.
  
  Olé!
• As a manager of teams around the world, I originally read this book because I thought the language of soccer/football would be a helpful way to reduce language and/or cultural barriers for how we would act as a team. This book delivered on that goal, but after reading it I came away with another use. I'll ask each of my teams to read it and then use the concepts laid out to discuss how we will behave as a team--what norms and expectations will drive our actions as a team. I love that the author not only gives managers advice on staff management but also provides advice for the staff on how to manage up. Why don't all management books do this? That trick makes the book ready-made for team discussions so we can improve our effectiveness.
• This book is full of surprising insights and practical advice, even for those who are not students or even casual fans of soccer. It's more than taking the lessons of success in one field (soccer) and applying them to another (organizational management/leadership).
  
  The chapter on goals, for instance, is particular helpful to managers or staff members in helping them to focus on the right goals to pursue, even if they're not the easiest to measure. Growing your Twitter following may be satisfying, but if those followers aren't influential or the right audience to enable your organization to reach it's goals, your strategy won't be every effective. In other words, the easy metrics aren't always the right metrics.
  
  Mr. Loge is a perceptive thinker and writer. He's also entertaining and someone I would enjoy teaming up with on the pitch or in a conference room. Spending a few hours with Soccer Thinking for Management Success is the next best thing and a book I'll probably return to again and again.
• I do happen to be a big soccer fan, but this book covers management, communication and motivational points that are essential for success in any sort of "team" environment. Unlike American football, where significant aspects of the game are controlled by the coaches while the game is being played, soccer tends to not lend itself to such micromanagement. Soccer players need to be well-coached and prepared in advance because once the match starts, they largely are left to perform, react, and respond on their own and with their teammates on the field. This concept translates well into any other management arena - prepare your people... and they'll perform just fine.