BUS 520 Week 3 The Leadership Challenge

The Leadership Challenge.


Leader I admire: Oliver Kahn - A great goalie, a really spirited skipper (captain/ team leader) too

In conjunction of World Cup season (actual sports name is football, USA called it as soccer),
I would like talk about Oliver Kahn, the football goalkeeper leader that i admire much.

He is the greatest goalkeeper of all time. Nicknamed "King Kahn" or "The Titan" due to his formidable presence and influence, he is the only goalkeeper in the history of football to win the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball (in World Cup 2002).

It's not easy to establish one as the goalkeeper choice in a team. With is talent, determination and patience, Kahn established himself as a quality goalkeeper in three years joining his first professional football team in Karlsruher SC as a reserve. He was a key player in the fondly-remembered KSC team during that time.

He then joined Bayern Munich with a record fee for goalkeeper as he continue to establish himself as the first choice and also the skipper (captain) in the team. He won multiple honors, both at the domestic and international level.

He shown great sportsmanship by receiving the UEFA Fair Play Award for a match in Champion league final 2001 after he walked up to a devastated Santiago Cañizares after the penalties and attempted to comfort him.

He encounter up and down through out his career too, injuries and lack of motivation. However, his performances continue to improve and he has re-established himself as a reliable shot stopper in 2004.

In 2002 World Cup, Kahn’s shot-stopping prowess and leadership that carried the team to a surprise appearance in the finals, and allowed only three goals in the course of the competition, two of which were in the Final. He never fail to disappoint.

At the age of 39, he retired but before that he continue to cultivate the young rising star in his team to step up and take his position.

Now, referring to the key word bold above, these are all the important factors to success for myself to establish as a leader = "One"

• One need to be patience and hardworking.
• One also need to be able to master the skills set or cultivate the talent.
• One need to have quality that will influence others and make present felt.
• One need to prove and go beyond the limit to earn the first place/ leader position.
• One need to be humble with great behavior to gain respect from others.
• One can never stop but continue to improve.
• One need leadership skill to lead a team to success.
• One can never fail to disappoint.
• One need to learn from mistake.
• One need to have direction.

Alright - times up! Who will win this year World Cup 2010? Answer & Comment please!