Business Leadership and the Lessons from Sport /

Sport represents a very intense and dynamic form of competition for individuals and for teams. Many of the themes of business, including leadership, teamworking, mentoring and coaching, strategy, innovation, et cetera occur in sport in a very acute and focused way and will determine success or failu...

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Main Authors: Westerbeek, Hans (Author), Smith, Aaron (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
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Summary:Sport represents a very intense and dynamic form of competition for individuals and for teams. Many of the themes of business, including leadership, teamworking, mentoring and coaching, strategy, innovation, et cetera occur in sport in a very acute and focused way and will determine success or failure. With the use of compelling international examples the authors show how sport provides crucial leadership lessons for business.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (IX, 211 pages)
ISBN:9780230524415
DOI:10.1057/9780230524415