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ACHIEVING
EXCELLENCE THROUGH “COMPASSIONATE
RUTHLESSNESS”
Dave Brailsford,
head of the successful British cycling
team at this year’s Olympics
in Beijing has talked about the “compassionate
ruthlessness” and meticulous
planning which has redefined Britain’s
understanding of sporting excellence.
It means, simply, that the team carries
no passengers and has no room for
sentiment. One example of his ruthless
management was the rewriting of the
pit rules. “The pit was full
of riders and staff who used to just
hang around. In 2003, we said that
only the riders who are competing
on that day or that session could
be in the pits and only the staff
working with them. Everyone else had
to go to the stands.”
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TELLING
IT LIKE IT IS
This sentiment is a step on from our
core value of “being honest
in our dealings with clients and with
each other”. However, Dave Brailsford’s
words really resonated with me when
I heard them on the radio. You are
all superbly well qualified and experienced
professionals and the excellent quality
of our projects is rapidly earning
us a strong reputation with our clients.
We always (politely) “tell it
like it is” and this, too, is
earning us respect.
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We
always (politely)
“tell
it like it is” and
this, too, is earning
us respect. |
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THE
“EMPEROR’S NEW
CLOTHES”
Have you sat in business
meetings with the feeling
that you are witnessing
a scene from "The Emperor's
New Clothes" but not
asked any questions? Do
you know what? If you are
thinking that I would lay
money on the fact that some
of the others in the room
are too. Please, if you
think something doesn't
sound right, or is being
presented in such complexity
that you can't fathom the
line of reasoning, speak
up. |
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