Leading

Learning from Life and My Years at Manchester United

By: Alex Ferguson, Michael Moritz

Narrated by: James Macpherson, Simon Slater

Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

©2015 Alex Ferguson and Michael Moritz (P)2015 Hachette Audio

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.

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

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.

Comforting

There is something about listening to 8 hours of Scottish accented Football speak that was so comforting. The speaker captures Ferguson's confidence and clarity well.

Take a glimpse of the greatest sporting team on earth through the boss himself

This autobiography hits the ground running. The Scottsman reading through the chapters adds the finesse to an outstandingly well written book. When you get to look at how United have functioned under Sir Alex Ferguson for over two decades you really begin to ask yourself if you've even remotely pushed yourself to your abilities. The success Sir Alex has received is clearly not by luck. Every move, every instruction, every thought is blended with emotion, desire, courage and patience. I finished the ten hour long audio book in a day. It's been fantastic. What a man... what a manager! Glory Glory Man United!

Lots of soccer, leadership at the end

Learn a lot about Manu soccer and infer the leadership stuff. Epilogue covers leadership better.

A superb read of relentless pursuit of excellence

Just an incredible book of a titan in management, folklore. Sir Alex Ferguson retains a no nonsense, outlook to management, and what was fascinating for me was actually not reliving the stories that I grew up with. Those on their own were fantastic. But instead, it was theEpilogue at the end. How Manchester United was compared to Silicon Valley companies, and the similarities of how the most successful companies were to Manchester United.

Worth the listen

The narration is really good. Amazing even if you are not much of a soccer fan. Very insightful for people of all ages as he talks about his development and decisions.