Morten Eriksen-Deinoff

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[Morten Eriksen-Deinoff @MortenED]

@martynziegler @JNorthcroft @JanAageFjortoft Leadership rarely collapses because of one bad decision.
It collapses when the organisation slowly stops challenging the leader.

[Morten Eriksen-Deinoff @MortenED]

@martynziegler Every organisation eventually faces the same leadership test.
Does the organisation exist to serve its leader?
Or does the leader exist to serve the organisation?

[Morten Eriksen-Deinoff @MortenED]

@martynziegler The first sin: Think you are right.
One of the things I find most surprising is how an apparently capable leader like Gianni Infantino has chosen to lead FIFA.
Many leaders believe resistance is caused by the decision itself. More often, it is caused by the process. When people feel excluded from decisions that affect them, resistance grows – even when the decision might have been the right one.

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What a youth revolt tells me about leadership everywhere. When a new generation challenges FIFA’s old ways.
Much of this reflection was inspired by a recent piece from Katharine Viner, editor-in-chief of The Guardian, about the youth-led protests in India and the rise of the Cockroach Janta Party.
Viner highlighted how the protesters did not merely challenge government policy. They also challenged the government’s control of the story. That observation made me think about a much wider leadership challenge.
I do not believe Generation Z is necessarily harder to lead. I believe old forms of leadership are becoming harder to legitimise.
Through memes, satire, edited videos and AI-generated content, the Indian protesters reduced the psychological distance between powerful leaders and ordinary citizens.
When a strong leader becomes an object of laughter, fear begins to disappear.
I was particularly struck by the warning from the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, who urged supporters not to turn him into a hero:
“The country has been ruined by making one person a hero.”
To me, this is also a warning against the alpha-leader myth: the belief that one powerful, infallible individual can save an organisation.
Generation Z has grown up with continuous access to information – in India and elsewhere. They can compare explanations, expose inconsistencies, organise quickly and communicate in real time.
My experience is that they expect clarity, openness, meaning and accountability. They respond better to involvement, respect and development than to control.
When leaders refuse to listen, Generation Z does not necessarily become silent. It may simply find another arena in which to speak.
In football, as in modern businesses and organisations, I have seen authoritarian leadership create the appearance of obedience while resistance moves beneath the surface. The player or employee turns up, follows instructions and says little, but gradually stops sharing ideas, concerns and honest assessments.
What appears to be discipline may actually be withdrawal.
I do not believe Generation Z rejects leadership. I believe it rejects leadership that assumes formal authority removes the need to listen, explain and be accountable.
In our book, “ Why do intelligent people keep making bad decisions in football”, we describe two contrasting approaches:
Leadership Type A expects obedience because of the position.
Leadership Type B builds legitimate authority through credibility, dialogue, clarity and involvement.
Gen Z follows the listener, not the shouter.@martynziegler

[Morten Eriksen-Deinoff @MortenED]

From a leadership perspective, the most striking issue is not simply that the proposal failed, but that such a major strategic decision progressed so far with too little consultation and critical challenge.
We describe this pattern as the Sin of Certainty: when confidence hardens into certainty, resistance is treated as obstruction rather than valuable information.
The real test of leadership is not whether leaders make mistakes. It is whether they listen before opposition becomes revolt.

[Morten Eriksen-Deinoff @MortenED]

Important reporting by @martynziegler on the growing opposition from UEFA and Concacaf to FIFA’s proposal.
What makes this especially interesting is not only the proposal itself, but the leadership failure it may reveal: a major strategic decision appears to have been developed with too little consultation, excessive confidence and insufficient critical scrutiny within FIFA.
Concacaf has now rejected the proposal, citing concerns about due process, transparency and the absence of review or approval by the relevant FIFA governance bodies.
It is particularly striking that Concacaf president Victor Montagliani is also a FIFA vice-president. How closely was he involved before the proposal was presented?

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Solskjær lykkes med lederstilen. Les hvordan https://t.co/gW8lTX9OGq. Ingen kopi av Sir Alex.

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Påstand: Virksomheter i Norge har ikke evnet å styrke markedsposisjonen som den digitale teknologien kan gi. Endringene er større enn det bedriften klarer alene. Se mulighetene https://t.co/paWLgr3jHq

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Et strålende eksempel fra Mjøndalens Vegar Hansen på hvordan et gjestende lag skal ønskes velkommen. https://t.co/7mJfVOjh2m

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Velkommen, @Stabaek. Det blir ikke noe moro uten dere.

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PUSSIG UTTALELSE FRA VAN GAAL: «Forskjellen mellom Mourinho og Solskjær er ikke så stor» (NRK). Ser ikke van Gaal hvordan Solskjær skaper glede og entusiasme?https://t.co/7lNbOyV4GT

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Det blir lettere og lettere for Man United å velge Solskjær som neste manager. Www. https://t.co/jx0bOmbqvB https://t.co/przMMj8wTP

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Guardiola skaper marionetter – Solskjær lar spillerene utfolde seg. Hvem er best? https://t.co/DI02BjFdCa

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Farlig hvis @ManUtd nå lar meritter styre valget av etterfølgeren. Vårt råd til styret: Ikke gjør en like dårlig vurdering som dere gjorde med Moyes og de Gaal. Bli bedre ved å lese fotballboken #fiksfotballen https://t.co/gW8lTX9OGq

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Selv med millionlønninger er de overraskende lik andre mennesker. De trenger omsorg, tillit og oppmuntrende tilrop. Stå på Team Ole Gunnar Solskjær @olegs26_ole https://t.co/MvLhr13wqZ