Leading

Learning from Life and My Years at Manchester United

By: Alex Ferguson, Michael Moritz

Narrated by: James Macpherson

After an astonishing career-first in Scotland, and then over 27 years with Manchester United Football Club- Sir Alex Ferguson delivers Leading, in which the greatest soccer coach of all time will analyze the pivotal leadership decisions of his 38 years as a manager and, with his friend and collaborator Sir Michael Moritz, draw out lessons anyone can use in business and life to generate long-term transformational success.

From hiring practices to firing decisions, from dealing with transition to teamwork, from mastering the boardroom to responding to failure and adversity, Leading is as inspiring as it is practical, and a go-to reference for any leader in business, sports, and life.

Good feedback from Alex Ferguson mainly as a Coach

mainly written about the lifestory of Alex Ferguson as a Coach. If you came here looking for business material you can forward to Chapter 15

Excellent overview of Leadership by Sir Alex

Sir Alex Ferguson is probably the greatest football/Soccer manager the UK has every produced. He goes into great detail with interesting stories of how he learned from mistakes and also his blue collar Glasgow background to manage a variety of players from many countries. I would recommend this book to any soccer fan and to anybody who manages, hires, fires and leads people.

I couldn't have asked for more!

I'm gonna listen to it again right now. The leadership side is magnificent, however The details about legendary footballers are breath-taking! I absolutely love it.

For United Fans

I really enjoy author-narrated books, but if you've heard interviews with Sir Alex, you'll know why another Scot was chosen to read. While it seems like maybe the publisher pushed for a more inclusive look at leadership as it relates to a more corporate context, I'd say this really is a reflection on Ferguson's time as manager of Manchester United and prior clubs. There are interesting anecdotes and behind-the-scenes insights into decisions that were made, and why. Above all, it really gives you a sense of what made SAF so special, and why United has struggled ever since he retired--now lacking SAF's comprehensive leadership.

Great read and an insight into leading players

my first read of any Alex Ferguson book, it was enjoyable and am looking forward to reading his other book Managing My Life.