“The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.” – Pierre de Coubertin, father of the modern Olympic Games
As a business with an Olympic heritage, we’ve done our fair share of analogies when it comes to ‘what work can learn from the Olympics’ and you’ll even find some of that in other Kitbags here.
Having worked in different commercial environments since 2003, we’re also pretty experienced at knowing when the whole Olympic analogy breaks down, because fundamentally it’s just a different human performance challenge to the world of work. Given we’ve got this unique perspective, we thought we’d share some of the thinking that will help you.
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