 Jobs@Pertemps News June 2002
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BRITAIN'S BOSSES ADOPTING SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON'S STYLE OF MANAGEMENT IN THE OFFICE
Britain's bosses are adopting Sven-Goran Eriksson's ultra-calm and thoughtful style of management, according to research conducted by leading independent recruitment agency Pertemps.
The survey questioned men and women at middle management level about 10 leading national figures and asked which ones most influenced their workplace managerial methods. Almost half of them (47 per cent) listed the Swede ahead of leaders such as Virgin's Richard Branson (24 per cent) and Manchester United's Alex Ferguson (23 per cent).
The respondents who listed Eriksson were most impressed by his ice cool calmness in the face of intense pressure. They also admired his ability to delegate responsibilities to senior staff such as assistants Tord Grip and Steve McClaren; his communication skills; his willingness to promote young but talented players, and his ability to help players overcome mental obstacles.
Eriksson, 52, is the first foreigner to manage the England team after being appointed in January 2001. He has managed clubs in Sweden, Portugal and Italy, and guided England into the World Cup Finals despite a poor start to their qualifying campaign under Kevin Keegan's leadership.
He rejects the English style of football management, which includes being loud, passionate and barking orders from the touchline in an animated fashion. Eriksson, who speaks four languages, does not give a pep talk prior to a match but instead talks individually to each player. He also uses a Norwegian sports psychologist called Willy Railo in order to tackle the mental shortcomings of his players.
Tim Watts, Pertemps chairman, said; "Sven-Goran Eriksson has impressed a lot of people in the business world over the past 18 months. He remains unruffled in the most intense situations, but his biggest attribute is probably the way in which he empowers his staff and players. He provides the strategic guidance and then trusts people to go out and do their job.
"We can learn much from Sven's management style. Anyone who can unlock the potential of their staff will help their team be more successful. Being calm at the helm is one thing, delivering results by encouraging others to excel at their work is another - Sven seems to do both."
Who most influences today's workplace managers:
- Sven-Goran Eriksson - 47 per cent
Oasis of calm... the unruffled Swede trusts his team and has taken English football to new heights at the World Cup.
- Richard Branson - 24 per cent
Casual labour...the informal Virgin boss doesn't stand on tradition and leads a massive business empire featuring more than 150 companies
- Alex Ferguson - 23 per cent
My way or the highway... the Manchester United manager stands no-nonsense from his players and has won 14 major trophies since 1986.
- Tony Blair - 17 per cent
Singing from the same hymn sheet... the Prime Minister firmly ensures his Cabinet tows the party line and has enjoyed successive general election victories
- Stelios Haji-Ioannou - 15 per cent
No frills... the easyJet founder put cost cutting at the top of his agenda and the airline now carries 8.3 million passengers per year.
- Kevin Keegan - 12 per cent
Up and at 'em...the former England manager prefers a rousing pep talk and has just guided Manchester City back into the Premiership.
- Ken Livingstone - 9 per cent
Man of the people... Red Ken is legendary for being accessible and capitalised on popular opinion when he was elected Mayor of London in May 2000.
- Clive Woodward - 7 per cent
On the ball... the England rugby union boss has encouraged professionalism since becoming the national team's first full-time coach in 1997.
- Bill Morris - 6 per cent
Working it out... the TGWU general secretary uses diplomacy and common sense to represent more than one million workers.
- Greg Dyke - 5 per cent
New broom... the BBC director-general is sweeping away the old management structure since joining the Beeb in April 2000 from Pearson TV.
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