I wish B-schools taught football, not just because I am a huge fan, but because you can learn invaluable lessons in management from the sport.
Football has the perfect blend of creativity, individual brilliance and teamwork that managers need to emulate - there's so much the winning teams of Latin America and Europe can teach us.
Football teaches you the importance of having a well-laid out plan at the beginning of your goal period. The execution of this plan on the field involves thwarting the opposition's moves, thinking up of spontaneous tactics, inspiring and mobilising the entire team, and so on.
Football is all about legwork - using your brilliance to steer your ball (read: project) through complex fields peppered with opposition, or walking away from situations that will lead to a penalty. Whether it's business or football, your learning process is helped immeasurably by a coach who's not