It’s all about Teamwork 一切皆因「團隊合作」

It’s all about Teamwork

Henry Ford once said, “Coming together is a beginning, Keeping together is progress, Working together is success”. I was reminded of this quote at the recent HKFA Annual Awards Dinner. It was a memorable night enjoyed by all. The underlying theme was undoubtedly ‘teamwork’.

Many teams received awards for their season’s endeavours and successes and the camaraderie was palpable. The individuals that received awards would all say that they could not have achieved the accolade without the support of their teammates. One of the highlights of the evening was the ‘team’ chosen by public vote, position by position. The photo below shows the fans’ ‘dream team’ made up of the stars of different teams. The question in my mind was…… how would they perform together? I’ll let you ponder that one too.

One of the highlights of the evening for me was an impromptu photo opportunity at the end of the night when all of the HKFA staff present went on stage. Project Phoenix is all about change and managing transformation in a complex organization is never easy. We have pre-Project Phoenix staff and post-Project Phoenix staff as well as a mix of ages, gender, cultural backgrounds, interests and philosophies. It is inevitable that there will be difficulties and tribulations along the way. We have ‘come’ together because of Project Phoenix, we are ‘keeping’ together because we are passionate about what we do and about making a difference to football and we are now starting to ‘work’ together too. I felt privileged to be on stage with my colleagues and I am full of admiration for their hard work and effort, not least in making the Annual Dinner such a success. We still have a long way to go and I do not underestimate the organizational challenges that lie ahead but I am positive about the future and happy with the ‘team’ I have around me.

On the subject of teamwork, I was delighted yesterday to announce that Coach Kim has been confirmed as the permanent Head Coach of our representative teams. He has done a tremendous job in recent months and fully deserves this opportunity. At the same press briefing I was also pleased to announce that Assistant Coach Szeto has been promoted to Representative Teams Administrative Manager. I know that the players and fans will get behind this new Team. I look forward to further success.   

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一切皆因「團隊合作」

亨利．福特先生(福特汽車公司的創辦人)曾說：「匯聚一起是一個開始，長期聯繫是一個過程，同工協作是一個成功。」這句名言讓我在最近舉行的香港足球總會週年晚宴上再次在腦海中喚起，在這個滿載難忘回憶的晚上，從在場賓客盡興而歸的表情所見，毋庸置疑地引證了「團隊合作」的重要！

經歷過去一個球季各隊所付出的努力而換來的成功，在當晚頒獎典禮上終於獲得回饋，同儕間的友好情誼在空氣中肆意傳遞，每位得獎者所發表的獲獎宣言，最大的共通點是感謝隊友間的無限支持，否則憑個人之力無法登上榮譽之巔！足球明星選舉的最大亮點是透過大眾投票、而選出最佳位置的十一人，以下圖片反映廣大球迷心目中的「地上最強」—來自不同球隊拼湊而成的最佳明星球隊！然而，我內心不禁產生疑問：這支最強之師能否發揮最強最佳？這個答案留待各位細味琢磨。

此外，就我個人而言，當晚宴會另一個高潮可謂晚宴後全體足總員工上台來張即興大合照，「鳳凰計劃」的精髓在於時刻求變，將這套理念完美應用於一間力求變革的機構上談何容易，我們當中包含「鳳凰計劃」前和「鳳凰計劃」後的同事，更遑論各人在年齡、性別、文化背景、個人喜好以及人生觀上的差異，所涉及的困難和艱辛不言而喻，我們透過「鳳凰計劃」集結在一起，可以持之以恆並一起共事，皆因全體員工深信目前所做的能夠對本港足運有所改變。對於上台合照的一刻令我萬分光榮，同時對各同事的辛勤工作和努力深表致意，雖然週年晚宴獲得一致好評，惟我們仍有一段漫長的路要走下去，我亦不會低估各類形形式式的挑戰，但對於未來發展仍然充滿信心，因為我與身邊的團隊同在！

在團隊合作的課題上，昨日我很高興地宣布金判坤成為香港代表隊主教練，金教練在最近數月間表現非凡，為港爭光！同時，香港代表隊助教司徒文俊先生亦榮升至香港代表隊行政經理一職，我深信球員以至球迷們會成為他們堅強的後盾，香港取得佳績指日可待！