Bøger af Steven G. Mandis

The untold story of Real Madrid, one of the most incredible turnarounds in sports and business history. In the space of 15 years, a management team, mainly of outsiders, took the football club from near bankruptcy to the most valuable sports franchise in the world.

An important read for those passionate about not only U.S. Soccer but fascinated by player development. This in-depth look uses unprecedented access and original data and analysis for the U.S. and other countries. Prior to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team had won just four World Cup matches in 72 years. While the American women's team has made World Cup victories a regular expectation, the men failed to even qualify for the 2018 tournament. In What Happened to the USMNT Columbia Business School adjunct professor and acclaimed author of The Real Madrid Way Steven Mandis turns his lens inward to examine what it will take for the U.S. men to achieve lasting success on the international stage. This meticulously researched, probing investigation challenges conventional wisdom and speaks to the importance of familiarity and authenticity to cultivate an organizational identity. If the Italians have their cantenaccio, the Spanish their tiki-taka, the Dutch their "e;total football,"e; and the Brazilians their ginga, Mandis argues that cultivating a unique "e;American way"e; of soccer (coined the "e;Spirit of 1776"e;) is not only possible but absolutely essential. Finally, a source of reference that goes beyond recounting history without context or repeating opinions without facts or analysis.

This is the story of the slow evolution of Goldman Sachsaddressing why and how the firm changed from an ethical standard to a legal one as it grew to be a leading global corporation.In What Happened to Goldman Sachs, Steven G. Mandis uncovers the forces behind what he calls Goldmans organizational drift. Drawing from his firsthand experience; sociological research; analysis of SEC, congressional, and other filings; and a wide array of interviews with former clients, detractors, and current and former partners, Mandis uncovers the pressures that forced Goldman to slowly drift away from the very principles on which its reputation was built.Mandis evaluates what made Goldman Sachs so successful in the first place, how it responded to pressures to grow, why it moved away from the values and partnership culture that sustained it for so many years, what forces accelerated this drift, and why insiders cantor wontrecognize this crucial change.Combining insightful analysis with engaging storytelling, Mandis has written an insiders history that offers invaluable perspectives to business leaders interested in understanding and managing organizational drift in their own firms.