Reading, watched by new coach Nigel Adkins, pulled one back in the 68th minute through Hal Robson-Kanu, but any hopes of mounting a comeback were dashed nine minutes later as Mikel Arteta slotted home from the penalty spot.

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Conant put together a two-year leadership development program that he personally ran, requiring leaders to attend five major sessions of two or three days each, giving them homework and reading assignments, and requiring them to work with a peer coach.

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"I never really had a coach, I just learned by doing and devised my own training program by reading books and watching films, " he says.

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