Martin O'Neill: Motivation, managing up and earning praise from Brian Clough

Advice for modern managers? Just win!

Sam’s guest this week is one of the most respected names in football, Martin O’Neill. A European Cup winner as a player, he led Northern Ireland at the 1982 World Cup before winning trophies in England and Scotland as a manager.

Martin reflects on how leadership – both captaincy and management – has evolved during his career and discusses what traits he looked for when appointing captains.

He played for Brian Clough at Nottingham Forest and worked with Roy Keane with the Republic of Ireland, Martin is experienced in understanding how to bring the best out of people. 

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