Business in Sport
Harold Krawitz is a leading business growth strategist, business coach and internationally renowned speaker. His consulting business has supported the strategic direction and growth of many international blue chip organizations and he is a mentor to many top business leaders. He challenges the conventional approach to business and has built a reputation of strategically growing businesses in tough competitive markets. He has being invited to present at many International sporting conferences and events. He is regularly invited to present to leading business executives at the CEO Institute in Australia and runs many business growth seminars around the globe.Harold is a keen sportsman and has being involved with the fortunes of the Springbok Sevens team since the 2006 Commonwealth Games. A close friend and mentor to Springbok Coach Paul Treu, Harold presented to the team at the 2008 Hong Kong Sevens tournament as well as presenting the Springbok blazers and jumpers to the players. Harold is a strong believer that there is a strong link between business and sport. Business can learn from the accountability of high performing international sportsmen and that competitive sporting teams can learn from the strategic world of high performing businesses. Harold is married, has two daughters and resides in Melbourne Australia.
Iam actually on leave as I am writing this article, but I just feel like writing whenever something interesting comes up.
A Forgotten PrincipleI had two very interesting discussions with two very astute businessmen the past week hence me writing this very interesting article. So why am I talking about business when my business is sport? Because we are number one in the world and something extraordinary will have to happen for us to stay at the top.
It is that time of the year when we stop and reflect on what has happened and more importantly what has been achieved over the past sporting season and for the business world, the financial year. This is when we say I should've... I could've or if only I had done it a bit differently. For sporting teams we take an off-season break, allowing managers and coaches the opportunity to have a rest and give some thought to the past season performances and any learning's that have come out of it . In business we do not have that luxury........there is no end of season break, no end of the season tour. In fact, the last couple of months of the past financial year have a major effect on the results and consequences of the first quarter of the new financial year.
For many South African supporters all eyes will be on our team trying to win our first IRB Sevens World Series title since its inception in 1999. Ten years is a long time to wait and coming so close to realizing every Sevens player’s dream is an amazing achievement in itself. By having a 28-point lead over our closest rival, slipping up in the last two tournaments will not be an option.
The fans will tell you that if you really get board at the Hong Kong sevens rugby tournament .........you can go watch the rugby. It is a remarkable tournament promoted and marketed to perfection.
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