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World Cup Time Again

09 Monday Jun 2014

Posted by Dawn Advertiser in CAREERS, FIFA World Cup, Leadership, Management Theories, Professional Development, Special Occasions, Days and Events

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clubs, cohesive, corporate setups, discipline, equity, goals, HR, July 13, June 12, leadership literature, league championships, leagues, Leon Menezes, pay packages, professional footballers, rivalries, salaries, sporting world, superstars, team ethos, teams, TV, work ethic, World Cup

CareersWc-Icon-4That’s right. From June 12 to July 13, the ‘beautiful game’ will light up TV screens and consume miles of newspaper column space. Bets will be placed, national honour will be at stake and, unfortunately, hearts will be broken. From an HR perspective, two things stick out glaringly and are food for thought.

The first is the makeup of the national teams. These consist of professional footballers who play in clubs and leagues around the world. Most often, they play against each other, especially the teams at the top. So how do they now put aside their professional rivalries and come together as a cohesive unit?

This is where the stuff we read about in HR and leadership literature comes into play: it is all about building the team through shared goals (no pun intended) and values. Since this is a national team now, the spirit is easily lit in the search for glory and immortality.

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