Business Game Time

One year of Business Game Time: Here’s a recap of all posts from the first year that were on soccer, baseball or basketball.

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F.C. Barcelona will play Real Madrid on Monday, not on Sunday as usual. Officials from both teams complain about this unusual timing. Here’s why they shouldn’t, but look for the opportunity this opens.

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Zonal defense is the dominant defensive tactical approach both in football and in soccer. Businesses can learn a lot from, especially when it comes to communication and supporting each other. Here’s how.

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Would you jump out of an airplane without a parachute? Here’s why your company needs people that would and how you can get them in.

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When things go wrong, a scapegoat must be identified. A pattern that is tough to break. Here’s how stamina and a motivated team can help to overcome it – Fernando Alonso showed the way after losing the World Championship to Sebastian Vettel.

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This post is about why people have stronger feelings associated with outcomes when they come from abnormal causes and under which circumstances inactivity may be good. By the way it also tells you how to best stop a penalty. Which corner will you jump into?

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The NBA banned Athletic Propulsion Labs’ Concept 1 shoe because it creates an “unfair competitive advantage”. The way APL turned this into sales success shows how to deal with market entry barriers by breaking market rules.

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With the San Francisco Giants, a team of “castoffs or misfits”, as their manager Bruce Bochy described them, won the World Series. Here’s why building a team of “castoffs or misfits” can help in your company, too.

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With LeBron James and the Miami Heat starting the season as favorites, here’s an analysis why the labor market in the NBA is fairer than the one you’re on and how companies can use this to gain a competitive edge.

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