April 29, 2011

2010 FIFA World Cup lessons for companies

The 2010 FIFA World Cup has produced some of the unexpected and sometimes controversial, results in the history of the World Cup. We have seen the former world champion, in Italy, the tournament left in the first round without fighting any kind of performance. Discrepancies in the French ended their Cup dream in favor. And who can forget the series of goals that should have been, but were not admitted and those who have planned, but illegal. Tempers flare and tears flowed, whilesome of their expectations. It does it all for good television.

There are many lessons to be learned from this year's tournament, and companies should take advantage of this. Let me share some of them I realized that you can benefit from. Based on the field, we look at the lessons we can learn from the players themselves, then the teams and, finally, what we learn from coaches.

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Players

This year we were spoiled by the number ofgreat players of the championships around the world who were happy to get the superstar status of the biggest sporting event in the calendar. Lionel Messi, Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and Fernando Torres were among them and very few of them got their chance to shine. Instead, we saw newcomers like Thomas Müller their tracks.

Classes:

1. overall assessment of a player based on past performance does not necessarily mean that he just as well in the nextGame. Great talent and skill is surely play an important role, but must be willing to work hard for his team player and demonstrate that he shows, is as good as his stats.

Similarly, a worker who performed particularly well in an earlier draft, as many problems getting or even more in future projects with this high-level post.

2. Some talented striker in the tournament this year was found characterized by two or more defenders. The striker really goodnot recognize this as a threat to their power, but rather as an opportunity opens up spaces for other players to move forward. For example, many teams focus their defensive efforts by Argentina to the closure of Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain has given the opportunity to attack.

If you find a project addressed key members in your organization who are obstacles, looking for opportunities capable of an objective look at the situation and, hidden?

Teams

Each teamhas its unique way of playing the beautiful game, but some things seemed right to put up, while leaving the other down. It would not be possible to discuss each team, but when the tournament was hosted in South Africa, let's look at their team, Bafana Bafana. Ranked 83rd on the FIFA world rankings did not have to go very far. Unfortunately, there are, but they have gone 1-1 with Mexico in 17th place and 9 with a draw against France 2-1. The game has argued that itsCheck out the 3-0 defeat against Uruguay (ranked 16) was. If Bafana Bafana their opening match against Mexico, they played a plan. Every player knew what his role should he be out and where his teammates should have been. Their passing was excellent and played their set and their clinical tranquility, if a little 'cautious, was firm.

While most experts thought that the defeat was sure to Mexico, South Africa almost guaranteed to win. In their second match against Uruguay allwent wrong and looked like a completely different team on the field. Some players, perhaps presumptuous by previous performance has taken the opportunities that were not necessary and made tactical decisions that affect their teammates helpless. Suddenly no one was in the right place, because everyone is trying desperately to have movements that were not provided. The pressure intensified after the first goal was conceded, and has led to more bad decisions in midfield. The collapsecontinued, leading to a red card for the man in goal, Itumeleng kun, and another 2 goals. Bafana Bafana started in their third game against France and played like they had in the three months before the World Cup. They scored two goals in the first half and conceded only one in the second. The final result 2-1.

The lesson:

The outcome of the match depends on the team. Each player needs to understand what is required of him and how he was influenced by whatHis teammates are doing and how the decisions which effect. If a player has their own decisions not in line with the strategy team will be additional pressure on his teammates that will lead to more errors found.

With the acquisition of a new project in your company have clear objectives and action. Communicate this to all the staff of the project. Help them understand how their performance is influenced by other group members and howothers. Be prepared to identify problems when they occur and what each role in correcting them. Encourage openness and new ideas, but the procedures will be implemented before discussing them.

Coaches

We saw some really good coaches in this year and we saw those who have left their emotions away from them. Two cases in question were Dunga for Brazil and Diego Maradona for Argentina. Each coach is responsible for one of the best teams in the FIFA 2010World Cup. At the start of the knockout round of the tournament, it seemed that it could be Brazil against Argentina in the final, but should not be. Brazil suffered a surprise defeat against the Netherlands and Argentina suffered its biggest defeat of the World Cup since 1952, not in German hands or feet. Both coaches boasted at a depth of talent possessed by his side. Although I can not lose is responsible, their actions have played a role in each case for their side.

A coach is there for the teamRate this direction, the flow of the game to recognize the strategy of the opposing team and exploit the weaknesses that can minimize the risks at work for their team. If you focus all his attention and the emotions begin to mistakes by individual players or umpires, when his entire team will do the same, simply because they have nothing else to focus on. How many times have these two buses up and down the sideline, waving his arms in a desperate attemptGet the official had already made a decision to change.

The lesson:

The passion can be a powerful engine to achieve a positive result, but it can be just as dangerous when the applications that will focus on the team in control. When the situations within a game of negative impact on the performance of the team, how to start a formal decision is reached about player discipline or poor performance by a certain tactic, then it is time for the coach to make the changeStrategy.

The same applies to the Project Manager. When a project begins in late fall or crawl unexpected changes in customer or suffer one of your most important members of the project, regardless of the situation, you need to know the project, that the original project plan, no matter how good it was, or how often worked in the past, must be changed. These changes often have to be in place and require someone who can calmly assess the situation, evenwant if he / she was under great pressure and make decisions that help the project team a success.

There are many more lessons to give this World Cup, but hopefully this will help a few.

2010 FIFA World Cup lessons for companies