With experience in business and career advancement the definition of success changes. To achieve better result becomes a collective endeavour. Hence, manager assessment transitions from personal achievement to team success.
Collective sports teach us many lessons. One we want to imprint at Leadership Business World is the following: “I win when my team wins” even if you are Lebron James, Stefen Curry, Koby Brian, Michael Jordan, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Peyton Manning, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and the list can go on and on. Because in any field as in work and life, that the reality of the matter. No matter how big your name is in your field, even when deploying your A game, there are things that don’t depend on you which can greatly impact the outcomes of your team success.
Team success at a glance
I remember the final of the UEFA Euro 2016 between France and Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo got injured during the game and was replaced. He couldn’t solely win that cup anymore. Many thought that it would negatively impact the Portuguese; which it did for a while. He went to the rest room for to receive some care and came back on the side line. It was incredible to see him motivate his team mates along with the Coach. He was cheering his team mates up and experiencing the final as if he was still playing. In the very last minute, a not that know guy, through an unexpected move scored and handed the cup to Portugal.
Everyone in the team got the medal, being Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the best players of his time, or the 3rd Goal keeper who may not have played a single minute. By his attitude, he lifted up his entire team.
You may be the MVP equivalent in your company or your team. Appointed as manager, your team looks up to you for direction, challenge and support. You can have a tremendous impact on the morale, and eventually the successful results. Your role than change because your real value is now assessed based on the quality of the outcomes your team is now able to deliver. At Leadership Business World, we aim at preparing participants to lay the path to become an effective leader and a serial team enabler.