Complete One Study The Similarities Between Business & Sport

The back bone of every successful sports team is an incredible coach or Manager. The Manager is the one who ultimately determines how well the team performs based on planning and implementing a strategy to win! In business the responsibility falls on the shoulders of the CEO/MD. It's their vision for the company and how well they prepare and train the people working with them to attain that goal that will determine success or failure.


The people they surround themselves with and choose to work with plays a huge role. Like with any sports team, 50% of the work is done in the dressing room with the planning, preparation and training, similarly in business 50% of the work is done in the board room. It is up to the players on the field or the people working on the ground to complete the ground work that has been set and make it a success.


As with any business, money is a determining factor. The teams and companies with the biggest budget to spend are generally going to achieve the greatest success. It makes sense that if you are able to buy the greatest players or spend the most on advertising you will crush the competition. However without a great coach or Manager to give direction and guide the team, even the greatest players or business partners can find themselves lost without a purpose and cause.


2 perfect examples of great coaches/Managers who brought success to their teams:


Sir Alex Ferguson ~ He holds the record of winning Manager of the year, the most times in British football history. He spent 26 years at Manchester United and they secured 13 domestic league titles in his time at the helm.

Vincent Lombardi ~ He began coaching as an assistant and later as a head coach at St. Cecilia High School. He was an assistant coach at Fordham, at the United States Military Academy, and with the New York Giants before becoming a head coach for the Green Bay Packers from 1959 to 1967 and the Washington Red Skins in 1969. He never had a losing season as a head coach in the NFL.

The influence a great Manager can exert on a team or a CEO can impart on a company is undeniable. The figures and statistics will always speak for themselves.

“Having great determination, passion and will to win can often be just as important than ability and skill. The greatest sports stars are the ones who are the most competitive, who are driven to be the best and who will only accept finishing in first place. At Complete One we adopt the same beliefs and attitude. It is our strive for perfection that helps us to consistently perform better and achieve greater results.” ~ Managing Director Glen Lowes