LeBron, Steph, and Draymond Teach us About Corporate Relationships

First my apologies to Warriors loyals, as a Jazz fan I still can’t talk about the 1997 and 1998 finals. Suspensions, technical fouls, ejections, miss placed kicks, and emotions all ran high during the historic 7 game series between the now NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers and the 2015 champion Golden State Warriors. The rematch of last years finals that saw super hero like series from LeBron James who averaged 36.3 pts, 11.6 rebounds, and 9.7 assists in the final 3 games of the series was everything I hoped it would be.

There were 3 specific moments in the finals that can be mirrored in the workplace.

1. Helping the enemy – Fourth quarter Game 7 – mid way through the fourth in a back and forth game Steph Curry falls to the floor after a hard pick. There is a timeout and LeBron picks Steph up and gives him a good game butt slap. In a back and forth game and series it would have been easy to just let a teammate pick him up, but LeBron showed that mutual respect between two modern day warriors. We all friends and potential enemies in both the workplace and those who are company deems “competitors”. When it all comes down to it we are all fighting for the same thing, a better life for ourselves and our families. Since becoming a father of my own I have definitely strived to be more of an example when it comes to working relationships with people that I may not like.
2. Mutual respect – Draymond vs. LeBron was the strongest personal rivalry I can think of since the Dennis Rodman vs Karl Malone days….anyone remember the WWE PPV Bash at the Beach? There were words, fights, suspesions, everything you could have wanted from two competitors, but when was all said and done Draymond found LeBron after losing and told him “Much Respect”. We all have strengths and weaknesses. You may not always like the people you work with, but showing respect will go a long way to strong production.
3. Jump back after losing – competitors don’t like to lose. They want to win every single game and Steph Curry is no different. After losing in the finals he said “The loss will fuel us”. He is moments removed from an emotional series where he had a less than normal Steph performance and he is already focusing on that next season and wanting to get back to the finals. When we get knocked down it should only fuel us and make us want to get to the next level, to work a little harder, and to turn a weakness into a strength.

I love basketball and always have since I was a kid counting down 3-2-1 buzzer beater shots in my backyard with my brothers. Some people may not like sports as much as me, but there is a lot of value that can be learned to those who look for it. I may have jumped on the Warriors bandwagon after my Utah Jazz failed to make the playoffs, but my respect for LeBron has grown immensely even if he is still 3 short of the all-time best.

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