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Tag: Andy Flower

February 6, 2014 England

The art of being a team player, Pietersen-style

2 minute readIn our experience, the employees most likely to be considered ‘team players’ are the obedient, unquestioning ones. Management may make great show of inviting feedback – and they may honestly believe that they’re open to it – but the truth is that no-one makes a decision thinking it is the

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January 8, 2014 England

Flower v Pietersen and the potential implications for the relocation of our bathroom

< 1 minute read‘He goes or I go’ – this is supposedly the stance being taken by Andy Flower, according to Mike Selvey in the Guardian. We almost wish there were a sixth Test so that we could continue talking about cricket – but of course that would merely postpone this sort of

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February 26, 2010 England

Andy Flower motivates England’s openers and wicketkeepers

< 1 minute readIt’s tricky motivating people. Trust us on this, we’re pretty clued up on the psychopathology of apathy. Earlier in the year, Graeme Smith subtly dissed Dale Steyn because he didn’t think he was pulling his weight, even though Steyn was only just returning from injury. Smith didn’t care about that.

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