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Quiet Leadership: Winning Hearts, Minds and Matches Kindle Edition

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Carlo Ancelotti is one of the greatest managers of all time, with five Champions League titles to his name. Yet his approach could not be further from the aggressive theatricals favoured by many of his rivals. His understated style has earned him the fierce loyalty of players like David Beckham, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo.

In
Quiet Leadership, Ancelotti reveals the full, riveting story of his managerial career - his methods, mentors, mistakes and triumphs - and takes us inside the dressing room to trace the characters, challenges and decisions that have shaped him. The result is both a scintillating memoir and a rare insight into the business of leadership.

Editorial Reviews

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"Ancelotti is Europe's greatest manager." —Paul Hayward, Telegraph

"Page upon page of insight." —
Sport

"Enjoyable and insightful." —
Financial Times Review

"There is nobody better than this international crisis manager to explain how to handle superstar players (Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale), difficult club presidents (Silvio Berlusconi and Roman Abramovich) and hysterical media." —Simon Kuper,
Financial Times

"A treasury of anecdote and insight."
Guardian

About the Author

Carlo Ancelotti has won the Champions League a record five times—twice as a player and three times as a manager. He has coached clubs including Parma, Juventus, AC Milan, Real Madrid, and Chelsea (winning the "Double" in 2010). He has won titles in every country in which he has managed and is entering his first season as manager for Bayern Munich.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B018TI9OTM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin; Reprint edition (May 26, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 26, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2759 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 312 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2016
This book offers valuable insight into a specific leadership style as exhibited by Ancelotti. Some are direct leaders who use a command style when managing people. Others use a quieter, more collaborative and subtle approach that sometimes go against the grain of what the romantic notion of a leader is as formed by pop culture.

Ancelotti is not over-bearing or dictatorial. He compels his players to do the right thing and leads by setting an example as someone who is calm under pressure, slow to anger, and keeps in mind the well-being of the person when navigating the obstacles within the high-pressure and complex world of modern day football management.

This book offers the reader insight into how Ancelotti's leadership style was used throughout his career and provides guidance as to how his techniques can be used at all levels of management.

Between the carrot and the stick approach, Ancelotti's style uses the carrot. Is that he best way? That's up for you to decide, but you will undoubtedly come away with a respect for his style once you read his anecdotes. Best of all, the book contains sections where his former players and colleagues tell you exactly what they think of his style.

It's a must read for every sports coach and manager in any field.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2021
A very easy read.
Ancelotti comes across as a very good coach and an even better person.
His focus on people is admirable.
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2024
Inspired me to lead in our own unique style, focus on the people and culture to achieve common goal. A must read for a football fan or business person alike.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2024
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Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2019
This book reads like a conversation with Carlo Ancellotti. Carlo hasn’t a bad word to say for anyone and whilst it is not very deep or technical there is a lot of very good ideas and material here. I enjoyed it and recommend it if you want some general guidance on leadership.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2024
Good book written by one of the greatest managers ever; however, it is very repetitive and unnecessarily long. The exact same content could have been delivered with 150 pages instead of 300
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2016
An excellent book; however, for the time spent researching, and the man involved IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN LONGER!
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Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2021
Easy to read, interesting and can learn something…

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Soumik Dey
5.0 out of 5 stars Must buy for someone who loves football
Reviewed in India on August 18, 2024
Perfect in every ways
Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Alles gut
Reviewed in Germany on August 13, 2024
Lieferung schnell.
Buch nicht beschädigt.
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Andrew Mac
4.0 out of 5 stars Insightful
Reviewed in Mexico on April 15, 2021
Exactly what I expected from the quiet leader, Don Carlo. Always interesting to learn more about his life and background
Milenko Walner
5.0 out of 5 stars Not a book about english premier league stars. It's about leadership. It says so on the cover :-)
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2020
Lovely, funny book about Ancelotti's unique approach to top level management - basically, it tells us how to create a family unit, an environment where out of love and respect for other members everybody tries hard without endless "carrot and stick" games.
This might even be outdated romanticism in modern financialized top level football, but it is still very much applicable in small company environments. Plenty of fun stories from his long career are used as examples of his style. I doubt it is something one could learn - but if you have a similar kind of character, this can be not only a fun read, but also a useful manual.
If you are longing for juicy stories about the rich and famous premier league footballers, there are endless other publications - this one will leave you empty.

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