3 Leadership Lessons From Didier Deschamps

Coach Deschamps is the happiest man in the world and one big reason for his happiness is due to the fact that he has won the World Cup for his native country France twice just two decades apart. There are some leadership lessons that can be imbibed from the world conquering coach, lessons we should not ignore.

1 Accepting Responsibilty: One trademark of great leaders is their willingness to accept responsibility, they don't pass the buck. Deschamps could have moaned, whined and complained about the squad that he inherited from his predecessor, Raymond Domenech but he decided to take the bull by the horn and took charge of the situation.

2 Hired The Best: It was no surprise The Blues of France won the World Cup and it was because their coach selected the best hands both in the coaching crew and players. One foreman is not equal to four men. He picked his players not by race or colour but by merit. Great leaders hire people smarter than them that is why they are smarter than the people who work for them.

3 Learning From Setbacks: France under his charge were eliminated at the quarter-final stage in Brazil 2014, lost narrowly at home to Portugal in Euro 2016 and yet emerged champions of the world two years later in Russia. Deschamps could have cracked under the pressure of the fans or folded under the harsh criticism of the French press yet he forged ahead and it paid off.
   
The victory at Russia was a well deserved one for Coach Deschamps and his squad who are now 'DE CHAMPS' of the world.
What do you think of these leadership lessons from this football coach?