Jürgen Klopp and the importance of energy
The resignation of a football manager is a reminder of a CEO superpower
Jürgen Klopp is a football manager. That means there is a limit to how much he can teach corporate bosses about how to do their jobs. Managers in firms tend not to be parent substitutes to their charges, envelop people in bear hugs after a successful meeting or use the gegenpressing technique against rivals. But Mr Klopp has drawn back the veil on a crucial ingredient of success in almost every walk of life: energy.
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This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Klopped out”
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