{"id":3495,"date":"2013-09-25T16:33:04","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T16:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.4risingtide.org\/?p=3495"},"modified":"2013-09-25T16:36:28","modified_gmt":"2013-09-25T16:36:28","slug":"as-a-leader-what-questions-do-you-ask-of-yourself-the-night-before-the-big-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.4risingtide.org\/?p=3495","title":{"rendered":"As a leader, what questions do you ask of yourself the night before the &#8216;Big Game&#8217;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You know last night had to be a long night for both Dean Barker (ETNZ) and James Spithill (Oracle USA) on the eve of what will be the most epic battle in the history of sailing. Sitting in very different places looking at the same objective &#8211; they must have been wrestling with very different questions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.4risingtide.org\/?attachment_id=3497\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3497\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-3497\" alt=\"Dean Barker ETNZ\" src=\"http:\/\/www.4risingtide.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Dean-Barker-ETNZ.jpg\" width=\"188\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.4risingtide.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Dean-Barker-ETNZ.jpg 521w, http:\/\/www.4risingtide.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Dean-Barker-ETNZ-252x300.jpg 252w, http:\/\/www.4risingtide.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Dean-Barker-ETNZ-250x297.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a>Dean Barker<\/strong> &#8211; up 8 to 1 a week ago, with just one win between The Cup and his team &amp; country. Now &#8211; bearing the mental burden of a staggering losing streak.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.4risingtide.org\/?attachment_id=3501\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3501\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-3501\" alt=\"James Spithill USA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.4risingtide.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/James-Spithill-USA.jpg\" width=\"188\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.4risingtide.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/James-Spithill-USA.jpg 521w, http:\/\/www.4risingtide.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/James-Spithill-USA-252x300.jpg 252w, http:\/\/www.4risingtide.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/James-Spithill-USA-250x297.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a>James Spithill<\/strong> &#8211; behind 1 to 8 last week after starting with a 2 point penalty &#8211; now riding the wave of one of the greatest come-back stories in all of sport.<\/p>\n<p>And they meet this afternoon (pending wind) in the Super Bowl of sailing &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Winner take all.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Cup brings opportunities AND burdens that go above and beyond any other sailing competition. In addition to the sailing team and boat &#8211; there are hundreds (thousands) of people that have made each of these campaigns possible in these areas:<br \/>\n\u2022 Technology design, building &amp; maintenance<br \/>\n\u2022 Business organization; sales, marketing, finance, legal etc.<br \/>\n\u2022 Fitness; nutrition, exercise, rehab<br \/>\n\u2022 Media<br \/>\n\u2022 Corporate sponsors &amp; private supporters, not to mention\u2026<br \/>\n\u2022 Fans with raging national pride<\/p>\n<p>With all that on their shoulders&#8230;<br \/>\n\u2022<strong>\u00a0What are they thinking?<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022<strong> What questions kept them awake last night?<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022<strong> What questions did they wake up to this morning?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe questions they ask of themselves will bring clarity of priorities and focus.\u00a0As stated in the NY Times article \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/nyti.ms\/TxqPJR\" target=\"_blank\">Distilling Wisdom of Effective C.E.O\u2019s<\/a>\u2019 April 17, 2011, &#8216;The greatest contribution a CEO makes to their organization may be asking the right questions.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>As a leader &#8211; what questions are YOU asking of yourself the night before the &#8216;Big Game&#8217;?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.4risingtide.org\/?attachment_id=3514\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3514\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3514\" alt=\"AC Stand off\" src=\"http:\/\/www.4risingtide.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/AC-Stand-off.jpg\" width=\"780\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.4risingtide.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/AC-Stand-off.jpg 780w, http:\/\/www.4risingtide.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/AC-Stand-off-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.4risingtide.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/AC-Stand-off-250x166.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class='st_facebook_buttons' st_title='As a leader, what questions do you ask of yourself the night before the &#8216;Big Game&#8217;?' st_url='http:\/\/www.4risingtide.org\/?p=3495' displayText='facebook'><\/span><span class='st_twitter_buttons' st_title='As a leader, what questions do you ask of yourself the night before the &#8216;Big Game&#8217;?' st_url='http:\/\/www.4risingtide.org\/?p=3495' displayText='twitter'><\/span><span class='st_linkedin_buttons' st_title='As a leader, what questions do you ask of yourself the night before the &#8216;Big Game&#8217;?' st_url='http:\/\/www.4risingtide.org\/?p=3495' displayText='linkedin'><\/span><span class='st_email_buttons' st_title='As a leader, what questions do you ask of yourself the night before the &#8216;Big Game&#8217;?' st_url='http:\/\/www.4risingtide.org\/?p=3495' displayText='email'><\/span><span class='st_sharethis_buttons' st_title='As a leader, what questions do you ask of yourself the night before the &#8216;Big Game&#8217;?' st_url='http:\/\/www.4risingtide.org\/?p=3495' displayText='sharethis'><\/span><span class='st_fblike_buttons' st_title='As a leader, what questions do you ask of yourself the night before the &#8216;Big Game&#8217;?' st_url='http:\/\/www.4risingtide.org\/?p=3495' displayText='fblike'><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You know last night had to be a long night for both Dean Barker (ETNZ) and James Spithill (Oracle USA) on the eve of what will be the most epic battle in the history of sailing. 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