I have been reading The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and he makes an interesting observation regarding his football experience and how it relates to life. In High School, Randy had a coach who insisted on practising a great deal without a football so that the players could learn the fundamentals of playing as a team. In Randy’s own words;
“Fundamentals. That was a great gift Coach Graham gave us. Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals. As a college professor, I’ve seen this as one lesson so many kids ignore, always to their detriment: You’ve got to get the fundamentals down, because otherwise the fancy stuff is not going to work” (page 36).
As I read this is struck me that much of what has been said about the economic issues we are currently dealing with is much the same. Companies and other organizations need to be mindful of doing the fundamentals of business well. Paying attention to the core values of their organization, hiring and retaining the best people who believe in those core values, and creating a workplace environment that allows those people to do their best work, all the while instilling confidence in the general public, are some of those fundamentals. All of these things lead to organizational strength and longevity.
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Fundamentals
“Fundamentals. That was a great gift Coach Graham gave us. Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals. As a college professor, I’ve seen this as one lesson so many kids ignore, always to their detriment: You’ve got to get the fundamentals down, because otherwise the fancy stuff is not going to work” (page 36).
As I read this is struck me that much of what has been said about the economic issues we are currently dealing with is much the same. Companies and other organizations need to be mindful of doing the fundamentals of business well. Paying attention to the core values of their organization, hiring and retaining the best people who believe in those core values, and creating a workplace environment that allows those people to do their best work, all the while instilling confidence in the general public, are some of those fundamentals. All of these things lead to organizational strength and longevity.
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