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In the UK, soccer is by far the most popular sport. But in the best, most elite boys’ schools (Eton, Harrow, Winchester, etc) they tend not to play soccer, but rugby instead.

Why rugby? Because it’s easy to arrange. Why is it easy? Because it’s a game that relies on diverse talents, meaning most of the boys can find a place on a team.

The big, fat, beefy boys can play Front Row. The small, nimble boys can play Hooker or Scrum Half. The skinny, fast boys can play Wing. The tall, lanky, lumbering boys can play Number Eight. And so forth.

It’s not a sport like say, basketball or wrestling, which tends to favor one kind of body type over another. So if you’re a headmaster with a big group of boys under your charge, all different shapes and sizes, all needing their daily exercise, rugby fits the bill.

Inclusivity, in other words. 

And it seems this thinking applies to the business world, as well. Some researchers from Gallop found out that the best performing business teams tend to to be inclusive and diverse, to allow in the widest possible range of talents. No surprises there.

[PS Rugby was actually invented at an elite English boarding school, Rugby College, an hour North of London, in the early 1800s. That certainly makes sense.]

Photo credit: Microsoft India - Hyderabad
A few weeks back we posted about some work at Microsoft's IDC for their 20th anniversary. Helping morph that event into a celebration around purpose and connection to the future. 

The benefit of visualizing the celebration with a permanent Culture Wall is that the narrative about the core beliefs, mindsets, and values, that we celebrate together, lives on. We used the images in an engaging, energetic, ebook and told the story of celebration;  and of what the future might hold. It helped people imagine where they are going together. 

One of the great insights we have gleaned over the years is the idea that what aligned culture does, is reduce complexity. If everyone is on the same page if we all know where we are going, and if we agree to how we are doing it, then everything happens with greater agility and adaptability. Resiliency is baked in. Amazing outcomes are facilitated.

We're honored that IDC asked us to help them celebrate. The above photo is from their facilities in Hyderabad.
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