As the NBA Finals begin, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers championship rivalry renews itself after a twenty-one year hiatus. The Celtics currently lead in total championships with sixteen to the Lakers fourteen – thirty championships between the two!
The joy of the rivalry is that different generations grew up watching the rivalry cheering for the Celtics and Lakers and those allegiances from childhood still tug at who you root for today. A tremendous amount of loyalty through the years! Whether it was my generation watching Bird versus Magic or my Father’s watching Russell versus Wilt and now my Children’s watching Garnett (or should it be Pierce) versus Kobe.
With all of this success, both organizations have had to reinvent and transform themselves many times to create lasting dynasties with great accomplishments through the years.
As you step back and think about your business, are you setting your organization up to be a lasting dynasty? We believe many organizations and leaders get trapped. Trapped in the day-to-day, trapped wishing for certain expectations while not seeing a clear path on how to get there. What use to work no longer does. But Why?
If this sounds familiar, begin asking yourself the following questions:
- What is your edge in the marketplace? Are you investing to keep this edge and do all of your employees understand how it differentiates you from others? Can your employees articulate it to customers and new employees?
- Do I understand how to get to the next phase of the business life-cycle and am I making changes to the organization and as a leader to move there? What got you where you are, won’t get you to the next level.
- Do I have the right talent to take the organization to the next stage of the business life cycle? Am I exhibiting the characteristics of a leader at the next level?
These are tough questions to ask yourself about your organization and yourself as a leader. And…you have to do so on a regular basis to create a clear path towards a lasting dynasty for your business.
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