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A lot of bad calls by the referees at the World Cup resulted in players and coaches complaining. This article talks about the “referees” in your job: Bosses, colleagues, the HR department, etc. and why complaining about them is as useless as in soccer. Here’s how to get over your stubbornness and come up with the right reactions.

Filed under: soccer (football) by Johannes
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On Monday, May 17, 2010, the German public learned that Michael Ballack will not play at the 2010 World Cup and was in a state of shock immediately. This article analyzes the reactions of the public and the press on that day based on the famous change management model known as the “Five Stages of Grief” by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross.

Filed under: soccer (football) by Johannes
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