Very often sports competitions are the best environment to simulate a business case, therefore when I was listening to Robert Cadonau & Bjorn Jilsen's book "Leadership Strategy and Culture" I liked a story about Swedish handball team. Before finals with Soviet Union team (one of the best team at that time), they decided to skip the training and instead went to one of the player's house to discuss how each of the players feels about the upcoming game. This step is very important after leadership and strategy in getting the commitment of each stakeholder to succeed. The attitude can either make it through no matter what challenges people meet on their way or break the spirit down.
In that particular conversation that happened in the Swedish handball team, the belief of the players has been split in two. Some believed that no matter how good is the Soviet team, even a small doubt about winning is equal to betrayal. Others, instead, thought that keeping that belief means to give yourself falls hope.
Different opinions can split any team in the business against whatever obstacle or enemy they want to win. Therefore it's so important to discuss these different beliefs and make a conclusion that can empower the entire team, to cooperate in order to get the highest possible pay off. What can be done in the case of the handball team, would you ask?
Well, first of all, they listened to one another and commented on the things that could be changed in order to win the next match. Then, they agreed that both sides have the right to their opinion, but the conclusion was that they can't let the unique chance of the gold to slip out of their hands. Having a clear common vision and clarifying their attitude and commitment, the team won the match the day after!
This approach is one of the critical steps in order for a team to succeed and become a winning team, even though you might play against a more powerful team, do you agree?
Best Regards,
Leo Kleo
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