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What business can learn from sport and the military

Sally Patten

Business leaders wanting to improve their performance should look hard at the military, particularly if the aim is to improve their performance under highly stressful conditions.

It is a timely recommendation from John Bertrand, the outgoing president of Swimming Australia, given company executives are being forced to make critical decisions in the middle of a global pandemic and in the face of huge uncertainty over the outlook for the economy and the impact of disruptive technologies.

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Sally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London. Connect with Sally on Twitter. Email Sally at spatten@afr.com

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