In baseball, when
pitchers walk too many batters or allow too many runs, the coach typically
changes pitchers. When coaches loose too
many games, they are replaced. In baseball, players routinely look to
themselves to get out of slumps and virtually never blame the coach. They rely
on the coach to allow them to keep establishing their own record no matter how
the team performs. Players are genuinely
ecstatic when their team wins and keeps winning. Players react with “gratefulness” if they are
included on a team that plays in the World Series. Players know that they are pros and their
team members are pros and the other teams are full of pros. They are realists
in a game that has tight tolerances and is dependent on lots of variables. Players seem to appreciate talented coaches
who know how to build winning teams and are grateful if they are included in
this process. Many players and coaches move around and are continually driven
to add to their own individual accomplishments. This is emphasized by the fact
that their statistics remain on record and are continually referred to. Teams
who end the season at the top feel lucky. Teams who end the season at the
bottom are regarded as “in development” and they work harder to do better next
time. Teams may move to other cities and a few teams have been closed. But the
Baseball Industry is unique by operating in its open and public bubble.
Baseball is likely to continue to be a role model for all organizations.
The pros in business
know this lesson well. They recognize
that they are in their position at this place and time to get the results their
organization needs in this place and time. They take these jobs to accomplish
specific things they believe the organization needs. When they do this, they
are satisfied. They maintain their own record of accomplishment in their
resumes and in their new worth.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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