Don’t Be The Weakest Link

You may think Judo is a one on one sport, two people fighting against each other with the strongest winning. Well yes when your on the mat this is true, but how do you think I got there in top condition?

As in business I am part of a bigger team and similarly if one part of that team is not motivated to the same result, that all important medal will be harder to win.

Coming from both a business and sporting career, I can relate TEAM WORK to both.

In Sales I have worked for a Manufacturer, Distributor and Reseller company. In all cases there was one thing in common. I had support in all areas. The marketing department helped generate new business leads, the pre-sales department prepared the best possible tender response when needed, the commissioning department shipped a tested solution on time, the support department answered technical questions on time and the customer service department held it all together when things went wrong. If one of these areas did not perform then the client suffered and in turn the company gained a bad reputation.

Relate this to sport and I need the same setup. Strength & Conditioning coaches make sure I am in top condition, Medical staff make sure I am not injured, Dietitians make sure I am fuelling my body

correctly and I, compete for that all important medal. Pull all this together and you have a recipe for success, as I proved in Athens where I won a silver.

Don’t be the weakest link in your company. Give 100% after all if a job’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well.