The presence of a leader in your team! #notyourTEAMLEAD
Anuj Joshi
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PS: He/she is not your TEAM LEAD
If you follow soccer, what we call football in many parts of the world, is one of the fast paced games ever. Currently, we have two great names competing for their supremacy in this sport.
Image: SKY SPORTS
Cristiano Ronaldo – Captain of Portugal but Real Madrid. ( His club is Real Madrid)
Lionel Messi – Captain of Argentina but Barcelona. ( His club is Barcelona)
This story is of Lionel Messi's latest game. I am sure we have a lot of stories on both, this particular is on Lionel Messi. In this season of La Liga ( Spanish League), Barcelona is still unbeaten. Their statistic shows:
Image: Google Sports
The above chart could have easily become 30:22:7:1 yesterday, if the presence of a leader (who is not a captain) was not with the team. They are already top on the chart and probably are the obvious La Liga winner. However, the team still do not want to go down with a loss.
Barcelona were 2-0 down that was until Barca boss Ernesto Valverde threw on the talisman as a substitute for Ousmane Dembele in the 58th minute. For your information, Barcelona’s caption is Andres Iniesta and he is still on the ground.
The moment Lionel Messi entered and if you have watched the game, a different adrenaline rushed into the veins of all the players. The assist, passing, shots look more confident and artistic. Until, in the 87th and 88th minute, Barcelona player Suarez and Messi scored one each respectively to save Barcelona from an obvious defeat.
What have we learned from this game.
You don’t need to be a leader to inspire your team.
Your skills and thought process should run parallel to generate results.
As a team member, you too have the ability and skills to bring your team out of difficult situations.
Be loyal, to your team, to yourself.
Always look to capitalise when opportunity strikes.
Do not get carried away by appreciation or depreciation.
Learn, learn and keep learning. ( Even Messi is not perfect )
Please remember, being the best has a great burden to carry. You will have no room for a single defeat, you need to deliver, every single day.