Can Businesses learn from Pep Guardiola ?

Many people will have heard of Pep Guardiola, for those who haven’t he is one of the most successful managers in footballing history. He created one of the greatest football teams ever at Barcelona where he won 14 trophies from the 19 he had entered in. Not only were Barcelona incredibly successful in terms of trophies won, they captured plaudits across the globe for the brand of football they were playing. Following on from Spain, he moved to Bayern Munich where he continued his success with 3 league titles in a row. He is currently now at Manchester City where last year he broke a number of records in the English Premier League. After watching the most recent documentary on Amazon (All or Nothing) and hours of reading on Pep Guardiola, it became apparent to me that many of his methods could be mirrored in working life especially in relation to the business world. Trying to build a great team and legacy has a huge overlap with building a great brand.

Purpose

In Guardiola’s case he wanted to make Manchester city the best club in the world and he wanted to play a beautiful brand of Football. He wanted to do it for Manchester City fans and leave a lasting legacy.

Many people will have heard the concept of starting with a “why”, which has become quite cliche but is still seen as important for any business especially with…