Why Winners Keep Winning
August 1st, 2012A timely comparison.
The HBR Blog Network has come through again with an insightful article, Ten Reasons Winners Keep Winning, Aside from Skill.
To grasp the secrets to sustainable success, she compared consistent winners and losers in sports, then compared her findings to case studies from the business world. I would posit that the same ten advantages apply to companies that win awards.
They include:
“1. Good mood. Clearly everyone feels good about winning, while emotions sag at failure.
3. Learning. Losers get defensive and don’t want to hear about their many failings, so they avoid feedback. Winners are more likely to voluntarily discuss mistakes and accept negative feedback, because they are comfortable that they can win.
5. Positive culture of mutual respect. For anyone who plays on a team, winning makes it easier to respect and listen to one another, because after all, if you win together, then the presumption is that everyone is a good player.
10. Continuity. Lose too often, and heads roll… Winners have the luxury implementing long-term strategies and planning for orderly succession.”
Do you feel you are consistently winning at whatever you do?
If not, what can you do about it?
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