Business Game Time

There’s always someone better than you. Your competitiors will improve. If you’re not open to change, you will be changed. Find out what all this has to do with women playing soccer.

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When FIFA president Sepp Blatter claims that there is no more “fair play and respect and discipline” without seeing the irony in these words, it becomes obvious how outdated his purely hierarchical management model is. Here’s why he’s wrong.

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Here’s the idea for a new business model, the “player agent” for those that compete in the office, not on a court or field – and why it’s a win-win-win.

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While it was an unusual, unexpected decision by FIFA to host the 2022 World Cup at Qatar, from a purely economical perspective, it may be one that makes sense. Here’s why.

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The Qatar bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022 probably won’t go through because of the small size of the country. Ironically, this “compactness” has been a major selling point in their campaign. Here’s more about consumer insights, marketing misconceptions and why partnering is good.

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We’re right in carnival season in many parts of the world, therefore allow me to come up with a rather funny story this time. It is all about one of the most bizarre soccer matches of all time. Sit back, relax and let me invite you to let your minds flow to the Caribbean, to [...]

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Quite a remarkable decision from the soccer world organization FIFA: They will not introduce any additional referees or technology to help referees at the upcoming World Cup 2010 in South Africa. That decision came only a few days after French striker Thierry Henry clearly played a ball with his hand, leading to the decisive goal [...]

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Tomorrow the draw for the next FIFA World Cup, the biggest tournament in soccer, will take place. It will determine which teams are going meet in the group stage in South Africa next year, trying to make it to the knock-out stages. As usual in these draws, there is a seeding in place. But what’s [...]

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