LEADERSDHIP
LESSONS FROM THE 2010 WORLD CUP:
The World Cup came
to Africa and the cup returned back to Europe, Spain to be exact. But during that
season of madness, I learnt a lot of lessons that I am certain Africa as a continent was suppose to grasp but we failed
to. That is why I paint these pages today to share with the leaders of tomorrow
what we were suppose to have learnt yesterday in South Africa.
I learnt that in
any institution, we should learn the lesson on entrusting leadership in some
individuals based not in ability but collective euphoria. Brazil ’s Dunga and Argentina ’s Maradona led probably
the 2 best squads on earth and the two were probably the most inexperienced
managers at the World Cup.
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| coach Dunga |
Maradona got the
job because of his cult-like worship, following his playing days’ exploits-
some of them which were drugs-inspired. At the bonanza, he was more of a
comedian than a manger and probably all that Argentina achieved was courtesy of
his players’ talents.
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| coach Mardona |
We have got
planners and executors. This is a lesson the professional world needs to know
and appreciate the individual abilities of every employee. Maradona and Dunga
were good executors no doubt, who rose to become good planners.
In many
organizations, there are so many wrong people given the right job and vice
versa. It is a crazy continent we live in. God help us all!
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