I have written about him many times and have used him as a case study in Tekedia Mini-MBA. In May 2021, I wrote “You cannot explain these things. AS Roma, the Italian football giant, has appointed Jose Mourinho as its new head coach for the 2021/2022 season. Yes, the special one returns. There is a business lesson there: people with prior great results continue to be recycled despite the abundance of new people looking for opportunities.
”You cannot make this up, as one CEO leaves one job for another job, and another CEO from another company fills it up. Jose has moved from FC Porto, Chelsea, Inter, Real Madrid, Chelsea, ManU, {vacation in my village}, Spurs, and now is gifted another via AS Roma.”
People, the special one just won the Europa Conference League with Roma and this line sums it up: ‘”Football is about winning and Mourinho wins,” said former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves on BT Sport’.
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Records, records and records build careers. Even when they begin to fade, the kingmakers always default to the man or woman with records. Put some great records in your resume!
Jose Mourinho has enjoyed greater achievements in his glittering managerial career, but Roma’s Europa Conference League triumph reduced him to tears after the ‘Special One’ delivered the Italian club their first major European trophy.
Europe’s third-tier club competition has been derided in some quarters, but for Mourinho the win over Feyenoord was every bit as important as his two Champions Leagues triumphs with Porto in 2004 and Inter Milan in 2010.
Mourinho becomes the first manager to win all three major European competitions after making it five wins in five European finals.“Football is about winning and Mourinho wins,” said former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves on BT Sport.
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It’s applicable everywhere, we regularly see it in politics, those who show up, their names keep popping up, even when people say they want ‘new blood’. If you look around, the lot will still fall on those who can be identified with past records. Political oratory is about the future, but the contestants are judged by their pasts…
Those who make great speeches are always called upon to make more speeches, even when their schedules are filled, they still retain first option refusal, nobody cares about unknown person who can make great speeches, until there’s something to reference.
When you are starting out, it is your job to continously make your case why must be chosen, but once you have demonstrated competence and become known, your records start making your case, even in your absence.
Win something, because people remember winners.