I’m going to talk a little bit of football\/soccer here for a moment. Don’t be alarmed! The volleyball link will become apparent in short order. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One Sir Alex Ferguson got himself in the news a while back. The retired legendary manager of Manchester United was the subject of an article in the Harvard Business Review<\/a>. It caught the attention of the folks in the business press<\/a> and even ESPN<\/a>. It’s titled Ferguson’s Formula<\/em>, and it has as it’s foundation a case study a Harvard professor did back in 2012. Obviously, the main perspective is therefor a business one, but since it is also an organizational and leadership based look at how the successful manager operated, it is something volleyball coaches would do well exploring also.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are the eight key points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n I could go into my thoughts about each of these ideas, but I think I’m going to hold off and do so separately (plus, you should read the piece for yourself). There are a couple of them (at least) which deserve their own posts, and hopefully in that way a discussion about them can develop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I would, however, make the point that we can learn a lot from our coaching peers in other sports.\u00a0One of the things I always find beneficial when coaching collegiately in the States is being part of an Athletic Department where I can go talk with a coach from the softball team or the squash team or the wrestling team about recruiting, player management, organizational issues and whatnot. If you coach in a club environment this isn’t quite so easy to do, but I definitely encourage you to seek out successful coaches in other sports (and it doesn’t just have to be coaches who win a lot<\/a>). In my experience, coaches in all sports love to talk shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n