As a business consulting firm, we use practical connections for creating solutions. Last night I volunteered for the Drum Corps International World Championships in Bloomington, Indiana.
From the press box, I watched the collection of individuals in each of the drum corps execute on the movements and musical notes. They moved onto the field, performed and moved off the field as one unit. Each individual doing his or her part to make the system work. The drum corps have been working on these performances for several months.
A business could learn from the focused efforts of these corps. In the off-season, they have their strategic sessions. In the spring, the strategic implementation begins. In the summer, the execution and refinement begins. Behind the scenes, the business social networking occurs amongst the executives of the corps and the typical social networking occurs between the corps members. All of this occurs in a highly competitive landscape. For example, each year, more than 8,000 students audition for the fewer than 3,500 positions available in top-tier DCI member corps.
If you have never attended an event, I highly recommend you check it out. In the meantime, they have a promo video that helps to showcase the event.
Lessons can be learned in the most unlikely places. Are you keeping your eyes open for learning opportunities?
Be+Do+Solve (TM)
From the press box, I watched the collection of individuals in each of the drum corps execute on the movements and musical notes. They moved onto the field, performed and moved off the field as one unit. Each individual doing his or her part to make the system work. The drum corps have been working on these performances for several months.
A business could learn from the focused efforts of these corps. In the off-season, they have their strategic sessions. In the spring, the strategic implementation begins. In the summer, the execution and refinement begins. Behind the scenes, the business social networking occurs amongst the executives of the corps and the typical social networking occurs between the corps members. All of this occurs in a highly competitive landscape. For example, each year, more than 8,000 students audition for the fewer than 3,500 positions available in top-tier DCI member corps.
If you have never attended an event, I highly recommend you check it out. In the meantime, they have a promo video that helps to showcase the event.
Lessons can be learned in the most unlikely places. Are you keeping your eyes open for learning opportunities?
Be+Do+Solve (TM)
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