Carlo Ancelotti: Quiet Leadership. Winning Hearts, Minds and Matches by Carlo Ancelotti

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Quiet Leadership

by Carlo Ancelotti

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‘The most coveted coach in the world’  – Financial Times

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Carlo Ancelotti: Quiet Leadership. Winning Hearts, Minds and Matches

 

“Carlo Ancelotti: Quiet Leadership – Winning Hearts, Minds and Matches”, written by Carlo Ancelotti, is an insightful football management and leadership book.

It explores the philosophy behind one of the most successful managers in modern football (soccer). Drawing on his experiences coaching elite clubs such as Chelsea FC, Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich, Ancelotti shares lessons on communication, trust, and intelligence in high-pressure environments.  The book highlights a calm, people-first approach to leadership, making it a compelling read for fans searching for football coaching books, soccer leadership insights, and sports management biographies.

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  • Title: Quiet Leadership : Winning Hearts, Minds and Matches
  • Author: Carlo Ancelotti
  • Edition published date: Aug. 22 2017
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN 10: 9780241244944
  • ISBN: 978-0241244944
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  • Pages: 336
  • Language: English
  • Series: n/a

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✔ "The most coveted coach in the world" Financial Times

✔ 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

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Locations mentioned in the book: Paris, London, Madrid, Munich.

“By extension, these lessons can be taken into other professions; there are similarities between leaders in all fields, be it in football or business, and I am a big believer in importing knowledge from other areas, just as I have exported my own expertise to Paris, London, Madrid and now Munich.”

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About the author

Carlo Ancelotti (born 1959) is an Italian football manager and former professional player, widely regarded as one of the greatest coaches in the history of the game.

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