I was watching one of the episodes of 'Master Strokes' on CNBC. For those who do not follow, this is a kind of discussion hosted by Harsha Bhogle with two guests, one from industry and another from some sport. He tries to correlate the leadership and contributions by teams in sport and in an industry. I watched Dravid on the show yesterday. They discussed on the turn around at various stages and recognizing the contributions for the turn around.
How many of us tend to congratulate a player other than the bowler, when a wicket s taken? For instance, player 'A' would have fielded a ball that is going for two runs to restrict the batsmen to settle just for one run. If Bowler 'B' bowls the batsman out the next ball, it is very much the bowler who is written about. But, if player 'A' had not contributed in the fielding to restrict to one, the batsman who got out would have been there at non-striker's end. If the batsman there at striker's end survived, there is not much to discuss. This wicket may turn the match around. It is not just bowler 'B' who had contributed to the turn around but equally the player 'A'. Little little things are considered seriously and executed with lot more commitment but may not get recognized amongst all the circles. What is important for a leader to do? A leader must be able to recognize these little contributions, pat their backs and must make sure each member of the team understands it so that every team player likes to deliver with lot more commitment.
September 27, 2004
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Drawing parallels between sports and businesses is undoubtedly interesting .We need more of such convergence in society as inherent values that drive people are the same.
If teams are to be consistently successful, they need to be led by someone who is above all and make the team believe in their abilities. What was achieved by your hero,Steve Waugh, was just that.
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