7 Elements That Make Up A Successful Team
Sport is usually used like a metaphor in business, evaluating the effort from the team with this from the organization. The goal of such a comparison is to enhance your business (process) from that which you observe and learn from sports, in this case soccer.
There are two relevant questions. First, "what team will work best?" And, "will the very best team win?" But to focus on the comparison, you need to focus on the second question only, because the first is actually about quality which is hard to measure. So; what's going to create a team win the games? There are many factors - all present in either area:
Factor one - Luck. Ordinary luck, we are not able to influence everything, you'll need some kind of luck to win ... Like "the hand of God" (Maradona)?
Factor two - Environmental influences (Back luck): A "wrong" decision of the referee falls within this category. Also, your starting position within the group may be much more of a challenge than for other teams. This seems much more true in business where circumstances are never really equal.
Factor three - Individual talent and specialists. The football player is really a world (global) profession. Players all over the world are exchanged and transferred, making that technical differences between countries are assimilated. Technical talent diminishes of the differentiator. Same as running a business, professionals are available especially in highly specialist environments (law, medicine, engineering, etc). It's less true in those businesses where the profile of a professional is harder to define.
Factor four - Teamwork. Teamwork is much more and more of the differentiator, both in business as in sports. Even though it is difficult to look at what teamwork is, you can tell when observing a game title: the ball player that passes the ball to someone who freed himself from his opponent; prepared to score. The most difficult step to manage, in business but especially when you have a team of (individual) top talent.
Factor five - coaching, training and preparations. Being prepared! This requires all the strategy behind the overall game. Observing the opponents, preparing the tactics... The role of the coach ought to be underestimated; It is all to do with time to market., You've gotten only a limited time to prepare and you cannot switch direction in the centre. To the point to constitute a fantastic team. Running a business this is accomplished by searching for new challenges. Attempt to boost the targets up to a level that they're still credible.
Factor six - gear. In sport this really is hardly a problem. Top players use top gear. Running a business this really is different. Purchasing gear like systems, infrastructure and working methods, etc. is how a company will make the main difference.
Factor seven - Threshold or entrance level. To be able to excel in any area, you need to go in the league. You must reach the threshold of those factors which are basic. These cover technique, teamwork, training, stamina, coaching and all other competences that are required.
There are two relevant questions. First, "what team will work best?" And, "will the very best team win?" But to focus on the comparison, you need to focus on the second question only, because the first is actually about quality which is hard to measure. So; what's going to create a team win the games? There are many factors - all present in either area:
Factor one - Luck. Ordinary luck, we are not able to influence everything, you'll need some kind of luck to win ... Like "the hand of God" (Maradona)?
Factor two - Environmental influences (Back luck): A "wrong" decision of the referee falls within this category. Also, your starting position within the group may be much more of a challenge than for other teams. This seems much more true in business where circumstances are never really equal.
Factor three - Individual talent and specialists. The football player is really a world (global) profession. Players all over the world are exchanged and transferred, making that technical differences between countries are assimilated. Technical talent diminishes of the differentiator. Same as running a business, professionals are available especially in highly specialist environments (law, medicine, engineering, etc). It's less true in those businesses where the profile of a professional is harder to define.
Factor four - Teamwork. Teamwork is much more and more of the differentiator, both in business as in sports. Even though it is difficult to look at what teamwork is, you can tell when observing a game title: the ball player that passes the ball to someone who freed himself from his opponent; prepared to score. The most difficult step to manage, in business but especially when you have a team of (individual) top talent.
Factor five - coaching, training and preparations. Being prepared! This requires all the strategy behind the overall game. Observing the opponents, preparing the tactics... The role of the coach ought to be underestimated; It is all to do with time to market., You've gotten only a limited time to prepare and you cannot switch direction in the centre. To the point to constitute a fantastic team. Running a business this is accomplished by searching for new challenges. Attempt to boost the targets up to a level that they're still credible.
Factor six - gear. In sport this really is hardly a problem. Top players use top gear. Running a business this really is different. Purchasing gear like systems, infrastructure and working methods, etc. is how a company will make the main difference.
Factor seven - Threshold or entrance level. To be able to excel in any area, you need to go in the league. You must reach the threshold of those factors which are basic. These cover technique, teamwork, training, stamina, coaching and all other competences that are required.
