Alex Ferguson Leadership Style
Case Study 2:
Leadership Style of Sir Alex Ferguson
I. Introduction
Sir Alex Ferguson is currently the manager of one of the most glorious football teams in the world, the British club Manchester United, and this for more than 25 years, the upmost managing period of all times. “In 2010, Forbes magazine ranked Manchester United the most valuable franchise in world sports, with an estimated worth of $1.8 billion — more than that of the New York Yankees or Dallas Cowboys” (Elliot, par 2). Since Sir Ferguson joined MU in 1986, the club won 36 distinguished trophies making him the most titled managers in the history of football. The team also won a rare treble culminating in the European Cup year 1999. Before joining the British club, Ferguson was an international football player in 1966; he played as a sticker at Glasgow Rangers, and was top scorer in Scotland. Later on, Ferguson started a progressively flourishing career as manager of the Scottish East Stirlingshire and St. Mirren clubs, before a successful period at Aberdeen.
Throughout his career, Sir Alex Ferguson gained the praise and gratitude of a distinguished, successful manager thanks to his outstanding management skills. He worthily gained numerous records as “Manager of the Year” in the history of the British Football. He is currently considered an expert manager whose leadership style is a benchmark from which novices learn. In fact his outstanding achievements had led managers from different areas to study the particularities of his management style.
What describes Great Leaders?
A Successful team’s leader is a visionary person who has the ability, the tenacity to lead the team members with resolve to achieve specific goals.
However, great managers also know that the success of team management does not depend only on their personal distinguished management skills. The team performance is a combination of the qualitative involvement of the team members, the team’s preparation to
Leadership Style of Sir Alex Ferguson
I. Introduction
Sir Alex Ferguson is currently the manager of one of the most glorious football teams in the world, the British club Manchester United, and this for more than 25 years, the upmost managing period of all times. “In 2010, Forbes magazine ranked Manchester United the most valuable franchise in world sports, with an estimated worth of $1.8 billion — more than that of the New York Yankees or Dallas Cowboys” (Elliot, par 2). Since Sir Ferguson joined MU in 1986, the club won 36 distinguished trophies making him the most titled managers in the history of football. The team also won a rare treble culminating in the European Cup year 1999. Before joining the British club, Ferguson was an international football player in 1966; he played as a sticker at Glasgow Rangers, and was top scorer in Scotland. Later on, Ferguson started a progressively flourishing career as manager of the Scottish East Stirlingshire and St. Mirren clubs, before a successful period at Aberdeen.
Throughout his career, Sir Alex Ferguson gained the praise and gratitude of a distinguished, successful manager thanks to his outstanding management skills. He worthily gained numerous records as “Manager of the Year” in the history of the British Football. He is currently considered an expert manager whose leadership style is a benchmark from which novices learn. In fact his outstanding achievements had led managers from different areas to study the particularities of his management style.
What describes Great Leaders?
A Successful team’s leader is a visionary person who has the ability, the tenacity to lead the team members with resolve to achieve specific goals.
However, great managers also know that the success of team management does not depend only on their personal distinguished management skills. The team performance is a combination of the qualitative involvement of the team members, the team’s preparation to
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