The Sports Team Way To Success: And Better Results
The Sports Team Way To Success doesn’t just happen by accident – There is a lot of “off field” work by the coaching staff
Some sports teams are consistently successful – year after year after year. Playing in very competitive environments. It could be the Pittsburgh Steelers or New England Patriots playing in the American NFL. It could be the Boston Celtics or Los Angeles Lakers playing in the American NBA. It could be Manchester United or Real Madrid playing in the European Football Leagues.
The same names seem to be there all of the time. Whilst others teams come, have a brief moment of fame and then disappear into the backwaters.
Why is this so? And can the same philosophy for successful sports teams be applied to successful businesses?
Or – Can you – as an individual – apply the sporting ethos and philosophies to your work, in order to be the best that you possibly can be.
- Study the successful teams
- Why are they consistently successful
- How do they build a culture of success
- What makes a positive winning attitude
- There are many factors
- You don’t need to “reinvent the wheel”
- They don’t give up after a loss – but take the learning’s on board and come back stronger
- In very competitive environments they manage to find a (what is sometimes a very small) winning edge
Going Forwards ..
If you think that adopting the sporting philosophy will get you the winners trophy – there are many resources “out there” for you to follow up
Not Only – But Also …….
When there is a need to take a deep breath and take a break
- Open List Of Pages – Engineering Nostalgia for pages of Old Engineer Memories from Engineering practice in the 1960’s/70’s/80’s – with a bit of armed forces and medieval trivia thrown in
- Regardless of your current status – always ask the question – Is there a Better Way and
visit the 3R web page for an overview of the 3R Philosophy Review – Refresh – Reset - Whenever possible – always follow the KISS Principle
- Challenge yourself and your colleagues with an Engineering Quiz
- Check out Engineering Odd Bits for odd subject matter – including humor and comment
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