You don’t often expect to go on holiday and gain a fantastic business insight, but on a recent family trip to New York, my daughter persuaded the family to go to a place for breakfast that her friends had recommended.
It’s called Ellen’s Stardust Diner, and they have singing waiters and waitresses, or waitstaff in American! It was only a few blocks from where we were staying and, although the idea did not appeal to me very much, I agreed to go.
There is no coincidence that high performing sports people become management and leadership consultants. What they learn in their, often short, sporting career is probably more than most of us than in a lifetime.
I had the pleasure of attending and IoD event recently where we were exposed to some real insights of what we can take from the sporting world and apply to our business world. Thank you to Anna Hemmings, Richard Parker and Sarah Winckless for your insights. Here are my key takeaways.