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Good opinion piece. I certainly never thought I'd see Kubler Ross referenced in a football blog! Kudos. More analysis from your org change angle would be great. One quibble...most people love change. What they dislike and resist is LOSS. So its always worth thinking about what each of the parties might lose or fear losing and how to help them come to terms with their losses. Keep going!

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People love change when they’re the ones seeking it, in my experience. When it’s imposed upon them…

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I think Eales probably has the right to expect much better communication skills from his very highly regarded/paid sporting director. He made a right mess of the session with the journalists. Seemed poorly prepared. Won't be seeing him in front of media for a while. Needs some training!

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The person who comes out worse from this is Eales. He is the CEO and it is his job to bash his team members heads together and create a team spirit. There is a massive communication void since Mandy left and Eales is yet to fill it. He has given the odd interview but in this situation, l feel he should have spoken to the media after the window shut before Mitchell.

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