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Howard Wilkinson, former manager of Leeds United, knows about pressure: “No offence to captains of industry but even a FTSE 100 chairman can postpone a board meeting. A manager can’t postpone a football match and every match is a shareholder meeting, [sometimes] in front of 88,000 people.” 利兹联队(Leeds United)前主教练霍华德•威尔金森(Howard Wilkinson)明白什么是压力：“我无意冒犯企业界的领袖们，但即便是富时100指数(FTSE 100)成分股企业的董事长，也能推迟董事会会议。而足球俱乐部的主教练是不能推迟比赛的。每场比赛都是一次股东大会，（有时）要面对8.8万人。” Mr Wilkinson’s comment also underlines what plenty of corporate executives – dazzled by insights imparted by their sporting idols – tend to forget. Leading a business is not like leading a sports team. 威尔金森的话还着重指出了很多企业高管（这些高管为其体育偶像传授的深刻见解所倾倒）往往会忽视的东西：领导一家企业与领导一支球队是不同的。 | 
