to share.
2- Speak up, don’t be afraid to express your own ideas and bring what you have to the table. Titles and higher positions are meaningless in front of great ideas. He said something that I really liked, I quote: “Nike was not built by bowing down to titles”. That’s definitely very motivating and inspirational!
3- Focus! and as he said it “Stick to your core, commit to your work”. Therefore do what you are most passionate in, and try to excel as much as you can in it.
4- Team work, things you can do as a team you can’t dream of doing by yourself.
He also shared some things that Nike believes in, and the core principals it was built on. The main point is “Believing in Human Potential”, and that’s what they are all about, believing in the potential of their employees and athletes, achieving the impossible and unseen! That principal drives the company as a whole to bring innovation and inspiration to every athlete in the world! Another core principal was the importance of “Team Work” at Nike, and how the things you can do as a team you won’t even be able to dream of doing them by yourself.
The second speaker who followed was Rick Shannon, Director of the Department of Nike Archives. He spoke to us about the history and culture behind Nike, and showed us a lot of videos throughout his talk. He talked about 4 people who he thought had left a very strong impact on Nike and talked about what made them special. The 4 people he spoke of where: