Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
What can business leaders learn from winning sports teams? It’s a timely question with a WNBA champion about to be crowned and a World Series on the horizon. Every executive, regardless of their industry, is trying to build a winning team; one that can deliver results in high-pressure situations, again and again, despite competition and external market forces. As we endeavor to build such teams, lead them through adversity, and sustain wins over the long term, we can look to superior sports teams for inspiration and answers.
During this hour-long event--a conversation at the intersection of sports, leadership and team success--you will learn:
✅Interrelated factors of winning teams (management, talent, system, and culture)
✅The role of data (quantitative and qualitative) in building and managing winning teams
✅Storytelling strategies for creating a strong team culture
Don't miss the opportunity to learn from world-renowned experts in sports and leadership, MIT Senior Lecturers Ben Shields and Shira Springer, during an engaging conversation moderated by Senior Director Rob Dietel.
Do you want to gain a deeper understanding of the topic? Join Ben and Shira at MIT Sloan Executive Education for the Data-Driven Teams: The Art and Science of Winning course: executive.mit.edu/dwt
What can business leaders learn from winning sports teams? It’s a timely question with a WNBA champion about to be crowned and a World Series on the horizon. Every executive, regardless of their industry, is trying to build a winning team; one that can deliver results in high-pressure situations, again and again, despite competition and external market forces. As we endeavor to build such teams, lead them through adversity, and sustain wins over the long term, we can look to superior sports teams for inspiration and answers.
During this hour-long event--a conversation at the intersection of sports, leadership and team success--you will learn:
✅Interrelated factors of winning teams (management, talent, system, and culture)
✅The role of data (quantitative and qualitative) in building and managing winning teams
✅Storytelling strategies for creating a strong team culture
Don't miss the opportunity to learn from world-renowned experts in sports and leadership, MIT Senior Lecturers Ben Shields and Shira Springer, during an engaging conversation moderated by Senior Director Rob Dietel.
Do you want to gain a deeper understanding of the topic? Join Ben and Shira at MIT Sloan Executive Education for the Data-Driven Teams: The Art and Science of Winning course: executive.mit.edu/dwt
