THE LOWDOWN EPISODE #39 - THE FIRST 100 DAYS w/ PHIL DENTON

Phil Denton is the co-author of The First 100 Days: Lessons in Leadership from the Football Bosses. When school headteacher Phil Denton bumped into Tranmere Rovers boss Micky Mellon, the two started swapping stories about their own leadership roles and they knew they had a lot to learn from each other. Thereafter the pair embarked on a journey of discovery interviewing top managers including Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and West Ham’s David Moyes who reveal the inside story of their first days in the job and explain the secret strategies that enabled them to lay the all-important foundations for success. Expect to hear more about;

- What it was like to run a school like a football club?

- The three p's; Purpose, People & Position

- Why did Ole Gunnar Solskjaer literally knock down the walls at Carrington?

- The 'burning platform' which David Moyes gave his West Ham players.

- How to properly analyze the leadership challenge you walk into?

- What are the key differences between coaching and management?

Timestamps;

00:00 - 05:05 - Intro

05:06 - 09:57 - Purpose, People & Position

09:58 - 21:17 - Solskjaer

21:18 - 26:00 - Dyche

26:01 - 31:26 - Moyes

31:27 - 36:20 - School Fire Alarm

36:21 - 41:50 - Reflections

Phil's Twitter; https://twitter.com/phildenton81?lang=en

The First 100 Days; https://www.amazon.ae/First-100-Days-Leadership-Football/dp/1911613979