Steve Billingham: Lessons in leadership

What leadership lessons can we learn from England's dismal World Cup campaign?

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England's dismal performance at the World Cup and the chorus of calls for Fabio Capello's head to roll got me reflecting on the importance of effective leadership...

Whilst there were precious few examples of leadership on the field of play itself, many commentators feel that all was not well inside the England camp and that Capello himself is responsible for that. So, what can we (and Fabio) learn from leaders in the business world? When Sheelagh Whittaker (currently director of Imperial Oil and Standard Life) became CEO of EDS Canada, she prepared a series of provocative thoughts on leadership for her new boss. A number of these follow; useful thoughts on which anyone in a position of leadership (sporting, business, charity or public sector) ...

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