Becoming MD of a football club emerging from the throes of their lowest ever final league position at the mere age of 26 is both a great privilege and an intimidating prospect. Now celebrating his 20th year at YMU, Group CEO Neil Rodford has demonstrated an incredible work ethic to make the most of the opportunities offered to him.On episode 10 of Extrology, Neil explains how working harder than everyone else in the room formed the basis for his chemistry with Kevin Keegan, the transferable skills learned from football that he applied to talent management, and learning to take a step backwards to make the right kind of progress.Lee and Neil discuss:Becoming Managing Director of Fulham at a young ageAligning goals of manager, owner, and back-end staffThe volatile nature of running a football clubFulfilling your potential for growthSurrounding yourself with with right peopleDoing the right thing for the business, not just financiallyLinks and references at: https://www.extrology.com/Get in touch: lee@extrology.comSponsored by Progresso Talent Partners: https://www.progressotalent.com/Produced by Podcast Labs: https://podcastlabs.co.uk/Send us a textGet in touch: lee@extrology.comExtrology: https://www.extrology.com/ https://www.instagram.com/extrologypodcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@extrology https://substack.com/@extrology https://www.youtube.com/@extrology Lee Cooper: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leecooperrecruiter/