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sport & selling

A collection of 403 issues

Getting Your Measure

"I’m no get-the-measure guru, but I can get the measure of whether someone has a strong work ethic and the drive to succeed. I back people, rather than companies. The people are more important than the product." The lens of former England cricket captain turned pundit, Michael Vaughan. As

Cricket Charger Gets Prospect Theory

"When it's your day, make it special" A mantra of kiwi, Brendon McCullum. Once brutal batsman now England coach who has transformed the mindset of the team. And results. I recently detailed the mentality I believe the winning way of superstar sellers. Citing Prospect Theory. The context being a seasonal

Gold Medal Learning

Yes, New Zealand men's international rugby team are often lauded as the world's most successful across all of sport. Right now though, they're in a dip. Albeit one where they sit No. 2 in the rankings and still with chance of World Cup glory next up. But this weekend England

Sales Periodisation Model

Top-level football today swears by it. Yet it only entered the English game just over twenty years ago. There have been many credited with revolutionising the way the game is played and prepared for at certain points. One such example I read recently was of the self-styled Special One. Fresh

Turning Off Motor Racing Delta Time Display

He may well be overtaken and not win the title, but how Lando Norris has clawed his way back to the F1 driver championship lead since the Summer with four races left is impressive. After victory in Mexico, two reasons were cited for the turnaround. One being a different front

Minnows Cash In On What's Free

Here's a happy chap. Chairman of football club Mjallby. A 'fishing village' of just 800 souls. That now clinch an historic Swedish football league title. It is an astonishing tale. A lowly 47 in the hierarchy in 2016 to Number One today. From budget a mere 15pc of rivals Malmo.

Privates Halfway Gateway

"Privates" is the insider term for private skills coach, from the world of professional football. They are apparently becoming all the rage. With even major nation international players retaining their own. It seems like other sports that have them have seen such personal aides come out of the shadows. Notably

Team Golf Table Turning

Blimey, this biennial golfing clash has long been an incredible event. Nonpareil when close. And boy, did this edition somehow go down to the wire. Here's a couple of slides UK broadcaster Sky showed immediately after the Europeans secured the trophy. The red line highlights a record final day performance

Don't Die By Your Ideas

Super-coach, and some might say super-ego, Jose Mourinho, football's self-styled 'Special One', enjoys another bumper pay-off after his latest sacking. Add it to the fifty-mil. As he slips straight into one more hot seat, quotes abound highlighting his apparent ossification. For once, he was at the vanguard. A one-man innovating

Beyond Baller Potential Talent

“I’m not a football expert. There’s definitely people better than me at spotting talent and I’ve got people very close to me who advise me on players. But what I am very good at is analysing the human side of the player, the mentality side. Talent’s