Business and Football, Part III
Posted by
Tim Eckstrom on Friday, November 02, 2007 at 9:00 AM
Categories:
Strategic Planning
People. Strategy. Performance.
There is little doubt about it...a football team is judged by its performance. It is all about their won and loss record. You can have all the right people. You can have a game plan (strategy) that is impeccable. But if all the pieces don't come together and the team does not perform up to expectations, heads may roll. The prime targets of fan's wrath is the coach and the quarterback. If their team is not winning, then one of these two individuals usually has to go.
Performance is monitored by coaches and fans on a weekly basis. Changes are made to improve performance. In football there is a lot of accountability. In this day of instant media coverage of almost every game, if a player's performance is not up to par, it is there for all the world to see.
While usually not under as much intense scrutiny, most effective businesses have consistent measurements in place to track the performance of its employees. When a company is diligent in negotiating key results for its workers and takes the time to review them regularly, effective accountability happens and productivity is not only high, but readily observable.
Over the long haul, businesses who pay close attention to finding the right people, who take the time to work through well thought out strategy, and consistently monitor the performance of its crew will find that success is right around the corner. That success will be seen and enjoyed by all.
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