"After three weeks I have to explain everything again!", "My staff is so dependent!", "My people don't think along!" - many managers share these concerns. "Who's got the ball" shows which leadership mistakes this problematic behavior of the employees causes. "The good news for the reader is that he or she does not have to be annoyed by such employees on a daily basis, he or she can start to change something directly in their own lives. Three small but significant changes in the manager - and almost as if by magic the employees change. In the form of an entertaining story, the author tells how manager Martin Dampf uses the three steps to activate his employees and make them think. He even saves time and effort, and he learns how crucial the question of who has the ball is! Everyone talks about empowerment -.