Leader Manager Coach Podcast

Bob Paisley OBE  was an English professional football manager and player who played as a wing-half. He spent almost 50 years with Liverpool and is regarded, due to his achievements with the club, as one of the greatest British managers of all time.Rob talks about this icon in this episode with essential lessons that can be used from the great mans career. KEY TAKEAWAYSBob Paisley followed Bill Shankly into the manager position at Liverpool. In 1974 after the FA Cup Final win and Bob was offered the job he initially refused it.Bob was not a great communicator according to a significant number of players, so much so that his team talks were faltering and littered with forgotten names.   He recruited Kenny Dalglish, Alan Hansen and Graham Souness, three of the top players around at that time.His success was largely due to his trust in his team, his knowledge of the people he worked with and his drive to constantly improve. BEST MOMENTS ‘There’s so much to talk about with Bob, although it could be said that he wa