If I had assertively pitched my idea to a room full of people that the professions of a tall, high profile Wall Street man with shiny Armani shoes and formal business attire could be comparable to a sweaty, rough football player, I would be labelled a madman. Truth is, football and business have a symbiotic relationship.Successful football strategies can be used for businesses and vice versa.

For instance, in football, the team must have a high chemistry and a strong work ethic in order to impose the philosophy the manager wishes to employ in his players to win games. That can be said about business as well. A CEO must impose his philosophy on his employees to procure profit maximization. In order to execute this, employees must learn to work as a team instead of independent silos and posses high chemistry and a strong work ethic. When every football player knows his role and his responsibilities, both on the individual and team level, the team usually achieves its objectives. This parallels businesses as well. In addition, the right football player must be bought who can be prove to be constructive and advantageous for the team. As a result, human resources management in businesses must be extremely selective of which employees they hire and the specific skillset they offer. The hiring process must not only include employees that excel in a particular skillset, but the skills they posses must be beneficial and add value to this business. Hence, running a good football team is like running a profitable business.

References:

https://www.b2bcfo.com/article/if-youre-company-was-a-soccer-team.html

http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/tips/archives/2010/11/why_successful_football_strategies_should_be_applied_to_business.html