Several weeks ago I was invited to join one of our clients at their annual general managers meeting down in Florida. The keynote address was given by Jim Craig, the goalie from the 1980 U S Hockey team that beat the Russians and won the gold medal - the “Miracle on Ice”.
Jim Craig’s message to the attendees related how a group of “no name” college kids from all over the country were able to come together and become a TEAM. A team that was able to beat the best hockey team on the planet.
The general managers in attendance heard from Jim about how his coach (Herb Brooks) discovered what made each team member tick to enable him to then successfully push “the right buttons” for each player to come together as a team and play their very best. The message was inspiring and made all of the general managers motivated to try and do the same with each of their teams.
According to Jim, the critical piece necessary to ensure the victory is communicating the vision, setting the goal and motivating each individual to come together as a team to achieve it….sounds simple but in reality it takes a tremendous amount of hard work and dedication.
If each general manager is willing to put forth the effort and dedication necessary to discover and engage “the right buttons” to lead and motivate their team while communicating the vision, they will successfully meet their goals as a company.
Robert Giberson
Principal
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