How do you get the best out of people? What does it take to make a team thrive? From the head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and legendary coach of Chelsea FC comes a book of hard-won lessons for leading a team to success, on and off the field.
Few places will test your leadership skills more than elite sport. For more than twenty years, Emma Hayes has led her teams to trophy after trophy, coaching her players through personal and professional setbacks, and becoming a powerful advocate for women in sports.
A Completely Different Game shares Hayes’s inspirational, innately human approach to fulfilling the potential of those around her. Beginning with her upbringing in Camden and ending with her move to the US National Team, Hayes takes us through the events that shaped her and the critical leadership lessons she learned along the way. She also lays bare the difficulties that came with managing a women’s sports team in an industry designed for and catered to men, and makes a clear, actionable and urgent call for equity in sports.
Generous, authoritative, and grounded in lived experience, A Completely Different Game will help you lead with heart, strength and authenticity no matter what challenge you’re facing.
Few places will test your leadership skills more than elite sport. For more than twenty years, Emma Hayes has led her teams to trophy after trophy, coaching her players through personal and professional setbacks, and becoming a powerful advocate for women in sports.
A Completely Different Game shares Hayes’s inspirational, innately human approach to fulfilling the potential of those around her. Beginning with her upbringing in Camden and ending with her move to the US National Team, Hayes takes us through the events that shaped her and the critical leadership lessons she learned along the way. She also lays bare the difficulties that came with managing a women’s sports team in an industry designed for and catered to men, and makes a clear, actionable and urgent call for equity in sports.
Generous, authoritative, and grounded in lived experience, A Completely Different Game will help you lead with heart, strength and authenticity no matter what challenge you’re facing.
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Reviews
Hayes has done an incredible job, and she got so much respect and deserved respect
Seamlessly passing between personal and professional anecdotes, the book is written with the energy, passion, insight and no-nonsense approach usually displayed by Emma at the side of a pitch. It is a must-read for anyone interested in women's football
Hayes has so much experience in the women's game, and she has done such incredible things with a top-tier team
There'll never be another coach quite like Emma Hayes. A Completely Different Game gives an intriguing insight into her mindset and her motivations as she has fought her way to the very top. Leaders in any line will gain fresh perspective on their own practice, and football fans are in for a rare treat as Hayes details the secrets of her success with her characteristic unflinching honesty
Hayes's record speaks for itself, but what people don't see is the type of manager she is off the pitch. She picks players up when they are down. People think she is this tough coach, and she is, but she also puts her arm around people
I've enjoyed listening to Emma speak at a number of elite coach education events. She is a powerful presenter who is open about her vulnerabilities as a leader. This book distils the messages I have heard her give on a number of occasions. It is typical here that she asks players to revolutionize and redefine team goals as part of her work with the US women's national team. With great clarity, Hayes sets out her philosophy for leadership and it applies across industries
Hayes brings a welcome humility . . . and her candor bolsters confidence in her wisdom. The result is a rewarding guide for managing teams of all kinds
I will be supporting Emma Hayes all the way on her new journey in America, where I'm sure she will continue to enjoy the success she has had throughout her fantastic career
Step inside Emma Hayes' dressing room, and you'll gain a fascinating insight into the mind and techniques of the best women's football coach in the world right now. From poems penned about her players to training sessions in opposition shirts, how to lobby for change to managing the toughest of personal encounters, Emma's shared experience is an essential how-to guide for leaders in any sphere. Inspiring, human and genuinely thought provoking, A Completely Different Game is a refreshingly different take from one of the icons of our national game