How Having a Rival Improves Performance
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HBR IdeaCast
CURT NICKISCH: Let’s talk about people at companies who have rivals in other departments or in their department because that might be the closest comparison to sports. ADAM GRANT: Well, I think you probably want to start by looking at the people who are your toughest competition, who maybe are working towards similar goals and maybe achieving similar or slightly better levels of performance. CURT NICKISCH: Now that you’ve done this look at competition and rivalry in sports and in commerce, what other big lessons are you thinking about from sports that we can apply at work and in the competitive commercial space?