The winning WaysLessons from sports for Managers

What is it all about?

Similarities between sports and corporate world.

Formula for winningHandbook for winning, team ethics,

leadership skills.

Questions that are answered! What are champions made of? Who is a good leader? Why do some teams keep winning,

while others peak for a while and then lose?

What is the universal formula for excellence?

Symptoms of Winning Team

• Healthy atmosphere, happy, relaxed.• Ability to pass the ball.• Nurturing talent at right time.• Bring new people, new ideas.• Being attentive to one percent.• ‘CAN DO!’ approach.• Hungry, passionate, energetic.

GOALS• Goals vs. Dreams.• Goals must be out of reach, not out of

sight.• Result Goals vs. performance goals.• Setting up short term goals.• Individual goals aligned with team goals.

The Winning Triangle

ABILITY ATTITUDE PASSION

The Magic Formula?

• Success in context of time, space, scale.

• Failure or success : the inevitable teacher?

• Managing success as difficult as achieving it.

Leadership• “Leader’s skill lies in understanding player, in bringing out the

best from each player and in doing so, seeing that the whole adds up to more than the sum of the parts” .

• Should ensure hetroginity and diversity. Eg. Kumble & harbajhan.

• Effective communication with team.• “HEAR-A-HOLIC.”• The concept of “Mother deafness”.• Growing up future leaders.

Criteria's to Review• Language and style.• Clarity of thought.• Target audience.• Relevant evidence to justify the points.• Scope of examples.• Contribution in Real life scenario's.• Has the bridge been formed?

Cherry to the cake.

• Excellent quotes.• In depth analysis of challenges in

today’s world• What it meant to be team player by

Rahul Dravid?• Do’s and Don’t mantra for success.

Recommendations

• It’s small and interesting.• Connects the dot successfully.• For young executive to managers.• All about self-improvement, winning

and team buildings. “HAPPY WINNING”

Challenges in Today's World

While the opportunity is huge, it comes with the realization that winning today does not necessarily translate into winning tomorrow since tomorrow could be so vastly different from what today is.

Winning tomorrow is an important as winning today .

In teams too, the trick is in developing young players around the older players who are established but will retire.

Challenges in today's WorldA company like mankind, a recent entrant to the Pharma industry came up with a rather aggressive pricing strategy and an unusual thrust on rural and semi-rural market, and forced giant’s from the industry to rethink their strategies.

Innovations like cricket latest shot, the ’DILSCOOP’ introduced and perfected by ‘TILAKARATRE DILSHAN’ give the innovator a lead over competition until every one else figures it out.

Challenges in Today's World

The fall of tiger woods, Lehman brothers or the Pakistancricket team proves that integrity is essential for sustainedsuccess.

Strong brands like Citibank and Australian cricket exposedthe chinks in their armor and disproved their infallibility.

It tells us that nothing is permanent and that there isalways an opportunity.

Challenges in Today's WorldSport teaches us the importance of a healthy mind andbody the value of discipline and worth ethic and the need to play not just with others, but also for them.

Innovation has to be an integral part of work culture and wehave to constantly strive to do the same things moreefficiently.

India has no dearth of talent but talent is not much usewithout the right work ethic.

Challenges in Today's World

As Shane Warne commented on Monty pinesap's bowling“is he playing his 33rd test or is he playing his first test forthe 33rd time”

Sport shows us that if we combine our ability with the rightattitude and are passionate about our work or business,there is no limit to our advancement.