One main goal.....

After some days in Warsaw I’m heading back to Oslo today – and you certainly know the answer for why I’ve been here when I give you these numbers:
487 days to go
8 cities
2 countries
1 tournament
You are right – I’ve been here for a workshop with the executive management team of the UEFA Euro 2012 and have had the opportunity to observe a workshop with all project managers with knowledge information and sharing as the main objectives.
And I’m again reflecting on how lucky we are to have this possibility to meet and work with teams that have this enthusiasm, energy and willingness to share – with one mutual goal. UEFA Euro 2012 is a “melting pot” of people with different cultures, experiences and knowledge, but they have one mutual goal:
To create history together!

This brings me back to the Lillehammer Olympics and the questions we got on which success criteria was the most important when planning the Games. Maybe it is difficult to pick just one as everything is interrelated; Clear roles, responsibilities, information and communication lines and decision making procedures have all to be in place, but the one main success criteria that I think was key - Across positions, functions and levels in the organization we all had the same main goal – to deliver the best games ever. Still something to work on for many companies?