Bob Mims, CPA on Applying the Fundamentals of Sports Team Training in the Workplace

For Bob Mims, CPA, it is important for everyone within an organization to get along, or even better, to consider one another as an equal and a partner. The workplace comprises a group of people of different backgrounds, unique personalities, eccentricities, strengths, and weaknesses. It goes without saying that there will be times when there are going to be disagreements, clashes of opinions, friction because of differing work ethics. But for an organization to be effective, everyone must learn to work together regardless of their differences. Bob Mims, CPA believes that applying the fundamentals of team sports training will help organizations build a stronger bond among their members.

These fundamentals can range from cooperation to coordination, following training schedules and routines, and leading as much as following. At the core of these fundamentals is trust. Often, the team that wins championships is the one that displays better teamwork. They have struck a balance between giving and receiving, and each member, once called in to play, gives his or her best.

Applying the same principles in the workplace, you get a well-coordinated team where each member plays its role as efficiently as possible because each member knows that the team relies on their contribution. In other words, says Bob Mims, CPA, each employee knows that the success of one is the success of all; and the failure of one creates a ripple effect that will negatively impact the organization’s overall performance in and out of the playing field.

When employees are linked together by a strong bond, each one trusts everyone else to do their job; thus greatly reducing the chances of disagreements, and harboring ill-will or grudges. Further, this strong bond creates a strong sense of belonging, where no one feels isolated or left out—where everyone is part of the family.

Bob Mims, CPA also adds that when an organization is founded on a bond of family and friendship, members cheer for each another, celebrate each one’s successes, and encourage others to keep moving forward in the face of challenges. Finally, Bob Mims, CPA notes that this kind of intrapersonal relationship creates a productive, warm, welcoming, and supportive environment in the workplace; making each day at the office something to look forward to every morning.

Bob Mims is an Accounting & Finance Executive with more than 28 years of demonstrated success within internationally renowned corporations. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Accountancy degree from the University of Mississippi.