We can learn a lot from Sesame Street.
"Curiosity killed the cat. Information brought him back."
Coach Scott Celli and his staff leave no stone unturned in seeking success. If you find players who want to win as badly as most coaches, you'll be successful.
In Michael Useem's The Leadership Moment, he asks four questions:
- What went well?
- What went poorly?
- What can we do differently next time?
- What is the enduring lesson?
If I went into classes at many high schools, I might see unmotivated or disruptive students. That's not MVB. Everyone wants to be there, to be part of something special and to contribute. That's the opportunity for coaches. Seldom is there a "hobbyist" whose primary sport is something else.
One problem encountered in elite organizations is that leadership takes the attitude, "We don't listen to anyone. We're smart, motivated, and experienced." That's the 'resistance factor' to Red Teams, people with alternative vision and perspective.
Here's the harsh reality of real-world competition from the Red Team Handbook:
I substituted "team" for military...
Team Capabilities
Existing team capabilities are the most critical variable for team operations, political aspirations, resolve, and will. It was once easy to define team capabilities. However, this variable is rapidly becoming one of the most complex. A commander must be able to visualize all team capabilities of the threat. Red Teams must emphasize that our opponents can be flexible and adaptive. They could have the knowledge and ability to use a combination of conventional and unconventional capabilities. The commander must have information on conventional and unconventional capabilities, his ability to use modern technology, and his economic and political ability to affect the mission.
Capabilities include equipment, manpower, training levels, resource constraints, and leadership issues.
Look ahead not backwards.
Lagniappe. Wisconsin upset undefeated Nebraska using superior firepower and strong blocking.
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