The Winning Perspective for Business from an Olympic Perspective

About this episode

Birgit Skarstein discusses the parallels between elite sports and high-performing businesses, emphasizing leadership and resilience.

From podiums to businesses. Elite sports and high-performing businesses operate under the same unforgiving principles: driving performance requires inspired leadership, clear goals, strict planning, good team dynamics and a healthy serving of resilience. The question isn't if you need all this but whether or not you have what it takes to implement it. The hot seat welcomes paralympic powerhouse Birgit Skarstein, Chief Inspiration Officer at Enfuce, to clear a path forward. Key Takeaways. [0:00] Denise Johansson puts Birgit Skarstein, Paralympian gold medallist, world — and European — rowing and cross-country skiing champion, and Chief Inspiration Officer at Enfuce, in the hot seat. [3:46] Birgit breaks down how world champion and paralympic performance levels are built, bit by bit, with grit and determination. [6:38] Because nobody wants to train every single day, or go to work every single day, finding the strength to overcome your own mental barriers requires a solid plan. [9:11] The nordic traits — shared by Denise — that have propelled Birgit's career! [13:20] Birgit explains how she fell in love with Enfuce during a keynote she delivered for the team. [16:54] How business…

People in this episode

Host: Denise Johansson

Guest: Birgit Skarstein

Topics covered

• business performance
• leadership
• goal-setting
• team dynamics
• resilience
• sports and business

Keywords

• performance
• leadership
• goal-setting
• team dynamics
• resilience
• business
• sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Enfuce

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