Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life

by James Kerr

Successful leaders balance pride with humility: absolute pride in performance; total humility before the magnitude of the task.

The challenge is to always improve, to always get better, even when you are the best. Especially when you are the best.

‘The challenge of every team is to build a feeling of oneness, of dependence on one another,’ said Vince Lombardi. ‘Because the question is usually not how well each person performs, but how well they work together.’

Collective character is vital to success. Focus on getting the culture right; the results will follow.

Vision without action is a dream. Action without vision is a nightmare.

This is very true !

Our values decide our character. Our character decides our value.

OODA stands for Observe, Orient, Decide and Act. It is quick to apply, and useful for everyday decision-making. Observe This is data collection through the senses; visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, taste – as well as more modern metrics.