{"id":167763,"date":"2025-09-05T10:36:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T08:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factorialhr.com\/blog\/factorial-play\/videos\/what-do-monsters-inc-and-hiring-athletes-have-in-common\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T10:36:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T08:36:54","slug":"what-do-monsters-inc-and-hiring-athletes-have-in-common","status":"publish","type":"factorial_video","link":"https:\/\/factorialhr.co.uk\/blog\/factorial-play\/videos\/what-do-monsters-inc-and-hiring-athletes-have-in-common\/","title":{"rendered":"What do Monsters Inc. and hiring athletes have in common?"},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_video_type":"highlight","_related_series":167174,"_related_episode":167411,"_related_season":0,"_video_source":"vimeo","_youtube_video_id":"","_vimeo_video_id":"1115736487","_speaker_id":167138,"_video_description":"Santiago Ferrada emphasizes the transformative impact of hiring athletes as employees on leadership and team management within companies. He argues that the values instilled through sports, such as teamwork, discipline, and perseverance, enhance employee well-being and drive organizational success. By fostering a culture that prioritizes communication and shared goals, companies can cultivate a sense of belonging that leads to high human performance. Ferrada suggests that true success lies not in achieving a single result but in continuously striving to give one's best, aligning personal growth with corporate values. This analysis by Santiago Ferrada highlights the importance of integrating sports principles into corporate culture to elevate team dynamics and career development plans. Don\u2019t miss more tips and insights on enhancing workplace culture in the full episode.","_video_transcription":"00:04 - Signing athletes as employees Let's go.\n00:14 - What do Monsters, Inc. and hiring athletes as employees have in common?\n00:19 - It's a movie that I'm sure you've all seen.It belongs to a company, which is why it's called Monsters, Inc.that had a goal that they needed to obtain energy by making children scream.\n00:33 - That's totally negative.They start off on the wrong foot and then they realize - Hey, there's no need to yell or cry at people to get what we need, which they can do by giving them have a good time,to provide them with well-being so that companies can give their best of themselves so that this culture truly exists,Well, there will always be two ways to do it.\n00:58 - We know the first one.I don't mean discipline, I mean sacrifice.\n01:04 - That is an ancient path,my path, and there is one related to sports.\n01:09 - It is through the values of sport.Sport is the main driver of well-being.\n01:15 - When companies achieve employee well-being,when we've achived that,and that brings me back to Monsters, Inc.\n01:21 - Let's not make people scream,but rather make people smile,is where we get much more energy.\n01:27 - This is something I learned through many years of playing sports.\n01:33 - And that's where the idea came from as to why don't companies hire athletes as employees?\n01:39 - Sport is the driving force behind well-being.When people exercise and take care of themselves, they can give their best.\n01:48 - Some time ago, you wrote an article entitled Why companies need athletes as employees.\n01:53 - Can you tell us a little more about your thesis?Look, I've been playing sports for as long as I can remember.\n01:58 - I learned many values.What I wanted to convey in that article is the value that having motivated employees, through sports, can bring to companies.\n02:10 - If you have people who play sports, you'll probably get something fantastic that they'll want to work as a team.\n02:17 - And it doesn't matter if they play individual sports or not,how many people take part in a marathon where they train for years and years and prefer to delay a little to cross the finish line with someone.\n02:32 - Wow! They prefer not to break their record.to feel accompanied.\n02:38 - And that's why I think it's so important in companies.thanks to the teamwork I'm doing,thanks to that discipline and perseverance I know one thing for sure: tomorrow I'm going to do it.\n02:48 - Sure, not 90, but 110 of my share.But above all, what I am doing is for the common good.\n02:54 - A goal that is not only mine, but shared by many others.\n02:58 - How does a sense of belonging relate to high human performance?\n03:02 - How I feel about myself in my personal life when I haven't given it my all?\n03:07 - When we talk about people's frustrations,they often come from there.\n03:13 - Not from anything external, not from other people.\n03:15 - It doesn't come from you,It comes from not being able to give your best.\n03:21 - Often out of fear or for not leaving that comfort zone.\n03:27 - If we measure success both at the company level and on a personal level,for what we earn or for the position you hold,well, the truth is that this is a mistake, because we are never seeing far beyond that.\n03:40 - Success is never reaching the finish line; success is, one,have the courage to be at the starting line And two, give it your best shot.\n03:48 - When you give your best of you what more could you ask of yourself?\n03:53 - Don't just look at one result, don't look at the short term, but look much further ahead.\n03:57 - If what we are doing helps us grow and that is giving the best of yourself.\n04:01 - It is impossible to grow without giving your best.","_has_trailer":false,"_trailer_vimeo_id":""},"categories":[991,993],"factorial-categories":[],"class_list":["post-167763","factorial_video","type-factorial_video","status-publish","hentry","category-leadership-insights-en-gb","category-team-growth-en-gb"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhat do Monsters Inc. and hiring athletes have in common? 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