SAP is a proud sponsor of the 505 World Sailing Championships 2010 this week in Aarhus, Denmark. Why? Because the link between better run businesses and performance sailing is deeper than you might suspect…
Why is sail racing like business?
"No matter how much theorectical planning you do, what counts is what happens out on the water -- reacting to events as they happen":
“At the start of something big, there’s always a lot of jockeying for position, because the person who’s in the right place at the right time can get a jump start on the competition.”
Photo by Christophe Favreau
“When you’re trying to reach your goal, you can seldom get there in a straight line. It’s a crowded market, and you have to avoid your competitors’ moves”:
Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images North America
“In business, it’s never just a free-for-all -- there are some obligatory things that you have to do in order to stay in the competition”
Photo by Christophe Favreau
“Different companies take different approaches – a sudden change in the market wind direction can disrupt the established leadership”:
Photo by Christophe Favreau
“In order to push your performance to the maximum limit, you’ll have to go out on a limb from time to time:”
“When you push things too far, it can go horribly wrong, faster than you would suspect”:
Photo by Rich Roberts ©
“The key skill in optimal performance isn’t avoiding disaster, it’s recovering from it quickly”:
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Hasso Plattner and Peter Alarie. Photo by Rich Roberts ©
“Finally when everything comes together, with the right team and the right conditions, you can fly like the wind…”
©2010 Erik Simonson / www.marinemediaalliance.com
© 2010 Peter Lyons / www.marinemediaalliance.com
If you’re interested in the links between 505 racing and SAP’s solutions, check out this post, and expect to hear more about the 2010 championships soon!
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