Risks of customer loyalty: The River Plate riots
What we can learn from the riots that broke out after River Plate Buenos Aires was relegated: The risks of customer loyalty.
What we can learn from the riots that broke out after River Plate Buenos Aires was relegated: The risks of customer loyalty.
As soccer clubs try to learn from software on how to best build their teams, we can also learn from software development in our management processes. Here’s what Frontend vs. Backend thinking, Versioning, Distributed Systems, Search Engines and Agile Development can teach us.
The NBA Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat gave so much interesting insights and ideas that I tried to put together 10 learnings that can easily be transferred to the business world and to our work environment.
While Fernando Torres just followed the money, an Italian striker nearly cried when he scored against his favorite team. They teach us why recognition, freedom and colleagueship are so important in retaining talented employees.
Many say that a controlled bankruptcy process offers opportunities. The Texas Rangers show that it’s true: Here’s how leadership based on trust, focus and expertise made them successful in rough times.
“Never change a winning team!” or: “Never change a winning business!”. Why is it so hard to innovate in successful companies, what can be done against it and what is Andy Grove’s approach?
World Champion coach Franz Beckenbauer used to tell his teams: “Just go out and play soccer!”. Here’s how less planning and more trust in the people can safe resources and motivate.
A golden rule in boxing is that if you don’t force a knock out, it will come by itself. Top performers need less clear targets than others. They need to be trusted, a sense of purpose and an environment with a lot of freedom instead.
There’s a fine line between genius and insanity. Eric Cantona has erased this line. One of the greatest yet most controversial players ever. Here’s why he never played a World Cup and what we can learn from his case, especially on how to deal with “insane geniuses”.
On May 22, Bayern Munich from Germany will meet Inter Milan from Italy in the UEFA Champions League Final, probably the biggest match in club soccer world wide. Flashback. Just half a year ago, in late November 2009, Bayern was only placed seventh in the domestic Bundesliga, six points behind the league leaders, and third […]