Cash from chaos

CASH FROM CHAOSA No nonsenseTalent Management Guide by: Karim J.P. Mélaouah

Disclaimer #1

ALL THE FICTIONAL CHARACTERS AND REAL PERSONS MENTIONED IN THIS WORK ARE USED HERE

ONLY FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES.

SOMETIMES A FICTIONAL CHARACTER IS PART OF OUR COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE JUST LIKE A FAMOUS REAL PERSON

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Disclaimer #2

I HAVE DECIDED THE TITLE OF THIS WORK MONTHS BEFORE THE NEWS THAT MR MALCOLM MC LAREN WAS SERIOUSLY ILL.

AFTER HIS DEATH I AM EVEN MORE PROUD OF USING IT, AS A POST-MORTEM TRIBUTE TO HIS GENIUS.

THE BIG STARTING QUESTION:

WHAT DOES IT TAKESTO MAKE PERSONAL TALENT

PROFITABLE?

We have asked football managers, tv series writers, artists, madmen

and various other folks...

the output:

A GALLERY OF

TALENT MANAGEMENT

MODELS

1. THE 1970’s DUTCH FOOTBALL TEAM

TOTAL FOOTBALL

1. THE 1970’s DUTCH FOOTBALL TEAMTHEIR RULES

High talented players

Strong athletic skills

Every player can play any role

Playing with, not against, the rules (the offside trap)

A free spirit team from a free spirit nation(dam square, the provos, the paradiso, the white bicycles...)

1. THE 1970’s DUTCH FOOTBALL TEAMTALENT MANAGENT RULES

Widespread knowledge of the job

Willingness to play

360° thinking

Finding new opportunities in the market rules

Sharing the spirit of the times

2. ENTOURAGE TV SHOWFRIENDLY BUSINESS

2. ENTOURAGE TV SHOWTHEIR RULES

A group of friends from the Queens

They want to succeed in the show businessthey all move to LA

Vince is the big star

Johnny is Vince’s older brother and the falling star

E is the manager/business man

Turtle is the runner/driver/body guard

2. ENTOURAGE TV SHOWMANAGEMENT RULES

Friendship is the number one rule

Preserve the group unity is crucial

Every person plays a different role

Every role is complementary to the others

Every personal success must be helpful to the group

3. THE OFFICE (UK) TV SHOWTHE COOL BOSS

3. THE OFFICE (UK) TV SHOWTHEIR RULES

A normal office in a classic old school business

A boss who thinks is a cool funny guy

Every situation can turned to a laugh

Employees laughing “at him” more than “with him”

When the situation is desperate the boss starts to whine(with his bosses and with his employees)

3. THE OFFICE (UK) TV SHOWMANAGEMENT RULES

A non innovative marketplace

Everything must remains the same

A tiranny disguised in a democracy

A rational management of human passions

4. ARSENE WENGER’S ARSENALTHE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT

4. ARSENE WENGER’S ARSENALTHEIR RULES

Always in the top 4 in the English league

Always in the final stage of the Champions League

One of the youngest team in the league

A craddle of champions(Fabregas, Walcott, Ramsey, Wilshire...)

A new stadium a good financial management

No titles since...

4. ARSENE WENGER’S ARSENALMANAGEMENT RULES

A financially healthy company is a must

Discover (and format) new talents

The beauty of the game is crucial

Playing well is more important than winning

5. THE SOPRANO FAMILYTHE TRADITIONAL POWER PYRAMID

5. THE SOPRANO FAMILYTHEIR RULES

An ancient management tradition

Personal links are more important than business links

A perfect power pyramid (bosses, sub bosses, soldiers...)

Everybody works for his boss (and pays him a cut of everything)

The official job may not be the most important job

5. THE SOPRANO FAMILYMANAGEMENT RULES

Tradition

Chain of command

Family rules(indissoluble links)

Power is everything

Make their own rules

6. ANY MOURINHO’S TEAMTHE LIGHTING ROD BOSS

6. ANY MOURINHO’S TEAMTHEIR RULES

A trainer with no players backround

Not from one of the top football school

An history of successes

A different attitude (I am the Special One)

Always taking the blame and protecting his players

Perfect use of the media to prepare any challenge

6. ANY MOURINHO’S TEAMMANAGEMENT RULES

A manager with personality and vision

The world is “Us vs them”

People in the team are protected from any external attack

Importance of Media Relations

Playing with the rules and with luck

7. THE WIRE TV SHOWWELL GUIDED TALENTS

7. THE WIRETHEIR RULES

A team of policemen in one of the most violent city in USA

Many different personalities and skills

A tough manager who believes in chain of command(but also in delivering results)

An open teamwork

Working only on the big cases

7. THE WIREMANAGEMENT RULES

Choosing the right persons in a team like mixing a salad

Use appropriately the different skills/experiences

Clear vision, clear rules

Freedom of execution

Working only on the big cases

8. RATATOUILLE MOVIEHIDDEN TALENTS

8. RATATOUILLETHEIR RULES

A posh restaurant in Paris

A place still living on his traditional recipes

A young sous chef (or less) with no talent

A little mouse with a big nose for food

A very competitive marketplace (the nasty food critic)

8. RATATOUILLEMANAGEMENT RULES

A business who is always looking back is not a winning one

Try to challenge your own tradition

Learn to discover hidden talents in your team

9. THE SHIELD TV SHOWTHE SO SPECIAL TEAM

9. THE SHIELDTHEIR RULES

A special team in the LA police department

A strike force

Main task: prevention of the street crimes

Free from the classic police procedures

9. THE SHIELDMANAGEMENT RULES

Certain tasks needs quick executions.

If the whole organisation is not fast enough.

A special team can be a good option.

But the respect of the company mission is crucial.

The spin off risks are always there.

10. THE MERRY PRANKSTERSANYTHING GOES

10. THE MERRY PRANKSTERSTHEIR RULES

No rules at all.

10. THE MERRY PRANKSTERSMANAGEMENT RULES

The pursuit of happiness.

CONCLUSIONS

The Uncertainty Principle. It proves we can't ever really know... what's going on.

So it shouldn't bother you.

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