Business Game Time

Why marketing is not as easy as it seems and why McLaren won the race in Shanghai.

Filed under: motor sports by Johannes
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Why do teams blow the lead even though they dominated most of the games? Why do we change our tactics just because or weakened competition does? Here’s how to defeat the fear of winning.

Filed under: (american) football, soccer (football) by Johannes
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While legendary soccer coach Otto Rehhagel believes that “money doesn’t score goals, a study by Deloitte U.K. shows a strong correlation between player wages and the team’s performance. Who is right and what is the impact on our companies?

Filed under: soccer (football) by Johannes
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In the NFL and European soccer leagues, the season of training camps has started. This article develops the idea of business training camps and how they could lead to better performance of individuals and teams while also supporting recruiting efforts.

Filed under: (american) football, soccer (football) by Johannes
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Just like the most successful soccer team do not only play beautiful or result oriented, here are five tips on how to make your presentations nice looking and effective at the same time.

Filed under: soccer (football) by Johannes
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Basketball coaching legend John Wooden died. His definition of success was: “Piece of mind attained only through self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do the best of which you’re capable”. What a great inspiration: Do the best of which you’re capable, don’t worry about others and be patient.

Filed under: basketball by Johannes
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Just like coaches try to mislead their opponents prior to the World Cup, Apple does the same with controlled information leaks. How can giving away false information on purpose support a product launch?

Filed under: soccer (football) by Johannes
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Soon the new MLB season will start, so let’s warm up with some baseball action from a place where the bat is already swung: In Cuba, the playoffs have already started three weeks ago. And since the first round, a video spreads virally on the web that probably some of you already have seen by [...]

Filed under: baseball by Johannes
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A chilly day in Madrid, Spain, November 2005. I was lucky I scored a ticket to one of the biggest matches in soccer: Real Madrid vs. FC Barcelona. Two of the best teams in the world meeting in this classic at the Santiago Bernabeu in the heart of the Spanish capital. 15 minutes into the [...]

Filed under: soccer (football) by Johannes
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