Learn or Complain

It is really odd. They chose to play the game. They knew the point of the game. They had an idea of how to play the game. They saw examples of the game. They had sufficient time to prepare for the game. They played the game. And lost. When they lost the game they bewailed […]

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Spirit of the Game

Some people just didn’t like it. Sure the team won and they didn’t break any rules. It just left an unpleasant taste in the mouth. They didn;t seem to play in the way that made others feel like they understood what made the game so wonderful to watch. No one could deny the results, they […]

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Committing Our Ways

Plans. I love them. There was this activity that I was part of a few years back and the guy who was the project leader was very good at the job. He got the group of us together, explained what the desired outcome was and then asked us what we suggested would be the best […]

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The Importance of the Team Theme

One of the things I like about blogs and podcasts is the ability to check the archives. I’ve been on a really extensive enjoyment of podcasts in recent months. I feel late to the party, but that’s not unusual. There are podcasts that I prefer to listen to the latest episodes, but some have me […]

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Groups, Teams, Families

A lot of time is spent in the workplace. Apparently, for a lot of people, more waking time is spent in the workplace than anywhere else. So those workplaces expect the people who work there to get along as they get on with what it is they’re supposed to be doing. Groups of people together […]

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How Will This Team Play?

The Football Picture Sport – particularly football – provides a lot of pictures for me that applies to more than the game. One of the pictures that I considered lately, was the picture of two teams organised differently. Team A are built around one player – he is their key player and an outstanding talent […]

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When They’re Not Playing Well

It’s something that you see in the football, that’s not just about the football. They’re not playing well. It must be the manager. He’s not getting the best out of them. They should be playing a lot better than that. They’re not playing for the manager. They’re not playing well. For the amount that was […]

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