From the Basketball Court to the Boardroom - Leadership Lessons

As CEO of Telstra, Australia's largest telecommunications company, David Thodey is responsible for simultaneously managing the company's waning land-line business and its booming wireless operations.  Here is what he says about sport and business:

‘You're a keen fan of basketball. What lessons do you take from the court to the boardroom?

You need good teamwork, good attack, good defense. You need to have good ball skills and really know what you are doing.

You need to be able to rely on your team mates and you need to have a strong bench. Also, know your competitors. There's lots of analogies there.’

For the full interview, see:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704353404575114791966557902.html?KEYWORDS=telstra

From the Basketball Court to the Boardroom - Leadership Lessons