Did you see the 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 by the Netherlands in the Mixed 4x400m Relay Olympic Final? 🇳🇱👇 It's a must.
Four world-class sprinters, male and female, each masters of their craft, 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲. Sounds familiar? This performance offers 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 for business teams aiming for gold. Check the video in the comments 📽
Hear me out:
🏃♂️ In a relay, each runner must be elite in their own right. 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵. The team's success depends on how well they work together. In business, we need star players, but they must align their talents towards a common goal.
🤲 The baton pass is where races are won or lost. It's a moment of intense 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. In our teams, how smooth are our project handoffs? Are we building trust and accountability in to execute flawlessly?
🔁 Each runner knows their leg of the race and their responsibility, but must be ready to adapt and accelerate to conditions. Similarly, while we need clear roles in our teams, 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.
🎯 Sprinters in a relay aren't just running, they're running towards their teammate, towards the next handoff, towards the finish line. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀? Is everyone clear on where they're running to, and why?
🏅Olympic teams are elite groups committed to excellence, 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. In business, while a “family-like” atmosphere can be positive, our ultimate goal should be to challenge each other to reach new heights like elite teams.
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢, 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛: Are you operating with the precision, trust, and excellence of Olympic athletes? Are your baton passes smooth, your runners aligned, your focus clear?
With Marc Rovira and our team in Polaroo we try to remember that just as in relay races, we're not just running, 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 towards a common goal, fixing one of those problems everyone has, everyone hates, and no one wants to deal with.😉
👉 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺'𝘀 '𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗻', 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀?
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