invincible teams and winning partnerships

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INVINCIBLE TEAMS AND WINNING PARTNERSHIPS

byBill Sweetenham and Sue Jenkins

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SUPERIOR IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY

INVINCIBLE IN ATTITUDE!SUPERIOR IN SKILL!

TALENT IS A GIVEN!

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WHEN IS THE LAST TIME THAT YOU DID SOMETHING FOR THE FIRST TIME?

Leaders of ChangeLive with uncertainty; provide chaos as a training stimulus; and have points

of difference [OD?].What’s your POD?

(Life is not fair/nor equal and all aspects, no matter to what degree, should be open to change 60% of all plans can change)

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INVINCIBLE TEAMS AND WINNING PARTNERSHIPSWorld’s Best practice by each and every team member

• Is winning important to you?

• Is it your only considered option?

• Can you create “winning”?

• Can you make every staff member a winner and a leader?

• Can you make a difference with those who will make a difference?

• Timelines on everything

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WINNING PARTNERSHIPS AND INVINCIBLE TEAMS

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INVINCIBLE TEAMS AND WORLD BEST PRACTICE WINNING PARTNERSHIPS

MORE IMPORTANT HOW YOU THINK THAT WHAT YOU KNOW

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40% (1%)

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Leaders - Managers - Organiser - Logistics

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ATHLETE AND STAFF MEMBER WINNING PROFILE

9 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF WINNING

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PRECISION, CLINICAL EXECUTION, ACCURATE DECISION MAKING, PERFORMANCE IN ADVERSITY - CHANGE - UNDER PRESSURE

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“Well Rehearsed Performance Day Planner”

Will you be the best prepared at the Olympics?0.03 ; 0.02 ; 0.01Ask Phelps, Adlington, Belmonte

TAPERPositive Negative9 Points 9 Points9 essential elements of winning 9 elements that cause failure


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“Record and measure and control. Measure the measurable and control the controllable”

-Plan-Prepare-Present-Rehearse and research-Perform-Win-Repeatable excellence(If is not done in the training pool then it will not be achieved under pressure in the competition pool)

• Stress adaptation and strategies “Exceed the demands of race day”

-Physical-Mental-Emotional


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Extraordinary and exceptional!Absence of normal and the presence of abnormal!Prepare to make the most of the event so the event does not make the most of your athlete The facts are: the biggest event in the world is an unrelenting, unforgiving environment where any flaws in your preparation are exposed in the spotlight of the Olympic flame like never in any other event. If you haven’t prepared for that second day in the Village, when all the doubts come pounding down around your head and throat, if you haven’t been invincible in your preparation, if it hasn’t been above what you’re prepared to do in the Olympic race, failure is guaranteed. It’s not like any other event. It is not a stepping stone. It is the end of the line, the pinnacle! It is the only competition in the world. Everything else is a pretender. There is no other area where moral, physical or mental weaknesses will be exposed like they are in the Olympic environment.

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> Unconditional trust between the athlete and coach

> Unconditional belief from the coach to the athlete

> Time at task

> Knowledge of product

> Attention to detail

> No leakage

> Only one chance

> Very few have done it before

> Conversion - training to competition, 3rd to gold, 9th to 8th, 4th to 3rd

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TRUST:

• Are you more energised than your hardest working athlete or staff member?

• Can you make a difference when it counts? What are/is you POD’s?

• Do you display by example? - Thinking outside the box, calculated risk-taking, taking the untrodden path, being what you want to be, daring to be different etc. What level of creativity and chaos do you bring to every session?

• Communicate - upwards, across and down

• Innovation

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“LORD HELP ME DO THE HARDER RIGHT THAN EASIER WRONG”

(West Point)

“WE ARE WHAT OUR THOUGHTS MAKE US”

(Marcus Aurelius)How we think is the key

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BREAK HERE FOR COACHING GROUP DISCUSSIONS AND ACTIVITIES

Identify three areas of change/security of outcomes

After break, presentation of Olympic and World Championship Checklist followed by the remaining slides


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Step 1: Campaign Group

Step 2: Camp Team / Support Team “B”

Step 3: Competition Team / Support Team “B” Mock Olympics

Step 4: Retain 70% of “winning” staff and athletes

Step 5: “Winning Diaries”

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NO “BILL SAID” - (Guidelines for the intelligent and rules for the stupid)

Consensus, consultation and negotiation

Phase 1 - Campaign group

6 years to 2 years out from competition

Group Performance Audit

Phase 2 - Camp team/Support team ‘B’

2 years to 18 months out from competition

Performance Camp Team Audit

Phase 3 - Competition team/Support team ‘B’ - Mock Olympics

12 months out from competition

Performance Competition Team Audit

Phase 4 - Retain 70% of “winning” staff and athletes

Phase 5 - Review “Winning Diaries”

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• Team performance audits after each phase would be carried out by an independent international podium achieving coach with appropriate experience to identify that the Olympic and World Championship Checklist items and KPIs, along with a Gap Analysis have been achieved prior to the beginning of the next phase.

• The “Auditor” would normally be someone from another sport and would assess the progress independently from the programme.

• Identifiable and winnable events, athletes, coaches and programmes.• The performer (athlete) is two people - the person and the athlete. The person is

the business owner and the athlete is the business product. The coach is the CEO of the business and must have the trust and confidence of both the owner and the product. The coach’s primary role is to look after the athlete’s preparation where he surrounds the athlete with the best and good people to provide and service KPAs (key performance activities) and preparation. KPAs facilitate KPIs. The person and business owner must be happy for the athlete and business product to produce the final outcome.

• The final team must be man for man the world’s best and this cannot be compromised for any reason.

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NINE ESSENTIALS FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP:

1. 1. Winning POD’s which is underpinned by Creativity.2. Purpose3. Commitment4. Trust5. Capability6. Accountability7. Principles8. Creativity9. Responsiveness/reaction10. Recognition/reward

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NINE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE

Engaging:

The essential elements for engaging to create the foundation on which high performance can be built are:COMUNICATION , SHARED VISION; COMMITMENT AND TRUST

1. Purpose: The fundamental reason behind creating the team and committing valuable business resources to support it in achieving its goals.

2. Commitment: A conscious decision, taken individually and collectively by the team to dedicate time and energy to achieve the purpose and goals set by the business.

3. Trust: A decision by all those involved in meeting the team goals to rely on each other’s competence and integrity to achieve success.

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NINE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE (continued)

Enabling:

The enabling stage provides the core requirements for how the team will operate and how individuals and stakeholders will contribute to that operation. These core requirements are:

4. Capability: The skill, knowledge and capacity of the individuals, stakeholders and team to perform the required tasks to the agreed timescale to ensure the goals are achieved.

5. Accountability: The acceptance by all parties of the responsibilities of individuals, stakeholders and the team in the achievement of the team’s goals.

6. Principles: The agreed “rules”, processes and norms which help shape and govern how the team works together to achieve its goals. These principles provide the glue which keeps the team together, and the necessary clarity and structure from which greater creativity, efficiency and risk-taking can emerge.

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NINE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE (continued)

Energising:

The elements of energising provide the team with the fuel to overcome obstacles and create innovative solutions on the route to success. These element are:

7. Creativity: The fostering of a team culture and environment which stimulates the creation, captures and implements innovative ideas.

8. Responsiveness: The capacity of individuals and the team to react positively andeffectively to unforeseen obstacles or changes.

9. Recognition: The continuous appreciation of individual and team efforts whichcontribute to the building of the team and the achievement of their goals.

Simplicity! In a world of chaos in thought do you provide simplicity in logic?

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