The countdown of world cup 2014 began from years and finally ended with a whistle.
After some days the final whistle was blown and Germans won the world cup. Some fans were sad, some were happy but this world cup gave us three IMPORTANT lessons that we must ADHERE.
Here I am comparing a football team with your organization. And if your organization has three utmost qualities that good football team has then you can achieve something higher. Every organization which will be able to inherit these three lessons is sure to rise. They can easily accomplish their vision, mission and growth objective.
In this article, please don’t expect me to talk about need of branding, how to market your products, how to win the customer etc. I am completely centered towards your organization and how should you compose it.
Lesson 1 : Your team should be strong in overall
Having only one shining star, in your team doesn’t guarantee success. Those teams which were dependent only in one star player suffered bitter loss. Let’s take Portugal and Brazil for example.
What should you do?
- Create self-motivated and good performing team. Make them understand that leadership is not a title it’s a human quality.
- Train your team and keep them updated.
- Make your employee stable, show them clear picture of growth in your organization.
Lesson 2: Keep the culture of team work
Football is not one man game and so is the organization. It is not one man empire. Look at football team, how they co-ordinate with one ball. Players take their own responsibility sometime assist other to handle their responsibility.
Same should be the case in your organization.
What should you do?
- Plan the organizational target effectively. It should be clear, feasible and optimistic.
- Divide organizational target into departmental and further departmental targets into individual.
- Allocate individual duty along with all the rights required to perform the duty.
- Learn to use the available resources optimally rather than just gathering it.
The reason behind success of German football team is their team spirit. They played a good team-game and achieved the highest of Goal.
Lesson 3: Team achievement is more important
Just look at Messi, winning the golden ball is one of his biggest achievements. But look at his photo, he was not even able to smile. He was focused on team more than in his personal achievement.
If your team is also focused on your organizational goal, all will perform the best. Teach them “none of them are as smart as all of them”
What should you do?
- Promote departmental or group wise bonuses more than the individual one.
- Organize various programs and events continuously. You also can conduct motivational seminars or some other technical sessions which will promote team spirit.
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Those three lessons from football can make your organization a happier place to work. After all, employees are the fundamental tool for the company and employees are the first brand which represents your company in market.
