Sporting metaphors such as “neck and neck in competition” have long been a part of office parlance. This is primarily because the competitive nature of team sports resonates at certain workplaces especially in sales.Business research conducted by the Harvard Business Review has clearly identified four ways in which sports and sales teams share common ground. Successful organizations’ sales people always speak highly about their firms’ quality. Much like sports teams, they have structured processes. Also, they are not afraid to aim high. Sadly, but inevitably sales and sports teams are both quick to identify weak links and eliminate non- performers.