what can football teach us about business strategy
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a look at how the core strategy for winning football games can inform business strategyTRANSCRIPT
what can FOOTBALL teach us about business strategy?
every COMPANY in every INDUSTRY
wants to WIN the game against their
COMPETITON
we already love this game :: what can we learn from it?
the game of FOOTBALL has a lot to offer business ::
formula for success
STRUCTURE
roles & relationships
and actually, FOOTBALL is more like the WORKPLACE than we might think
both have meeting rooms
both celebrate
both have an organizational structure
both have changed over the years
let’s look at the core strategy for winning games
so how can Sunday afternooninform Monday morning?
football does it bydrafting the right PEOPLE for the right ROLES
based on POTENTIAL maybe more than experience
to ACHIEVE the long term objectives of the team
followed by trainingfor GROWTH in existing
areas of STRENGTH
always with a focus on the best OPPORTUNITY
for team success and achievement of desired OUTCOMES
taking time to plan prepare review
STRATEGY
for MUTUAL understanding and
FOCUS
so when out in the worlddoing the job every day
the OFFENSIVE team will take charge of scoringmaking sales andmoving the organization FORWARD
and the DEFENSIVE
teamwill
push back strong
competitive forces
as the PROTECTOR of organizational achievement
but wait, there is more…
for all high achieving teamswinning is also about BALANCE
and winning is about INTER-DEPENDENCE
so when it’s our turn to sit on the sidelines
we can have CONFIDENCE our team mateswill fulfill their role to the maximum POTENTIAL
and finally, to truly adopt a football philosophy that will enhance our business strategy we must commit toLEARN
from those who’ve been playing the game longer
and BELIEVEthat on any given game day we can walk away, having contributedto somethinggreat
something that willinspire usto strive higherthe next time we play the game
presented by
Elissa ShuckPresident & CEO
www.es-strategic.com :: [email protected]
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