#60 | Masterful leadership

"If you want to drive people to perform at their best, you need a foundation of humanity."

Becoming a professional footballer - perhaps not the dream of every boy, but still the dream of many. Because if you are hard-working and disciplined, you can make it. Then fame, honor and recognition await you. At least that's the dream. But what many forget: Behind an individual's breakthrough is a lot of hard work - but also strong leadership for success from the soccer club. So what interests us today as a leadership podcast is: How do you get a soccer team to perform at its best? We have invited a very special guest for this topic. Someone who knows what it means to be sustainably successful.

"We have dropped the word 'I' at FC Basel - we now only talk about 'us' and 'we'."

Dr. Bernhard Heusler is the former President of FC Basel. He led the Swiss soccer club to the Swiss championship title eight times in a row. Eight times. A success based not only on a good strategy, but above all on a consistent management culture. In this episode of SMP LeaderTalks, he talks to Georgiy Michailov about the leadership approaches that have made FC Basel so successful. 

"People who feel trust take risks and make a difference."

The two talk about how change is essential for constant success in soccer. About the role of bonuses and the importance of self-reflection. How to motivate properly. And about the fruits you reap when you sow trust in a soccer club. 

*Video only in German