What relevance does sports psychology have to business?

With the first tranche of tickets sold and the opening ceremony under a year away, Olympic hype is well and truly underway.  But aside from the sales and sponsorship opportunities the Games present, what relevance do the Games – and sport in general - hold for business?

Five of our favourite examples are:

1) Clarity of Goals

2) Strong Belief

3) Controlling the Controllables

4) Bouncebackability

5) Bullshit Filters

Clarity of Goals

Ben and his crew were absolutely clear on their goal – Olympic gold- and they translated this into yearly, monthly and daily goals. How often in the corporate world do we have an ill-defined sense of where we’re going – and how often is this confusion multiplied by different interpretations amongst managers and staff? When everyone signs up to a clear, compelling goal we can make sure every ounce of effort is directed in the same direction. Clear goals are like magnets, pulling teams together and focussing energies through current challenges towards future success.

The rest of this article appears in the online Training Zone magazine.  It's free to register and view at:

http://www.trainingzone.co.uk/topic/going-gold-how-sports-philosophies-can-help-business-world/159917

Enjoy!