You're Only As Good As Your Team

So holiday break is over for the The Dadson Diaries and we're back to deliver one last entry before 2009 hits. If you're one of the lucky ones still on your holiday break, enjoy it. Unfortunately, some of us have to work around here. But enough complaining and on with the post...

For someone who isn't a big follower of football, I must admit that it was a huge relief to see our Green Bay Packers send the Detroit Lions into NFL history yesterday afternoon. I mean, it's terrible to go 0-16 on the season, but it could be quite embarrassing to be beaten by a 0-15 team at home, right? Anyway, I come into work this morning to find out that the Lions fired their head coach.

This was not an unexpected move by any means. After all, it's usually the head coach (or executive in the case of a business) that gets the ax for bad performances. I mean, sure, they are supposed to come up with the game plan and help develop and lead the team, but I just have to ask, "What about the rest of the team?" You know, the ones that are hired and trusted to implement and carry out the plan?

I've always heard that you're only as good as your team. Sure, a great coach or manager can add to that team, but at some point it comes down to whether the team makes things happen. I'd guess that in most successful businesses, you'll find teams getting the job done. And when the team isn't getting it done? Well, you could say that someone ends up 0-16 and out of a job.