As I was watching, no, enjoying the first preseason games last week, I began to think about football in detail. Ever notice how obsessed teams, owners, and fans are about stats of players? We have fantasy football, we have websites dedicated to stats, and we have video games that make players better than others..............all based on football stats.
I then began to think about how football relates to my business. I am also in the business of stats, well, numbers. I want to look at a companies telecom bills and see the numbers. How are you spending, what are you spending, where is the waste, how can we spend less.
The same can be said about a football team. How are they using the clock? How often are they scoring in the redzone? How many dropped passes? The list goes on and on.
As a head football coach, stats are analyzed and then re-analyzed. Players are placed in order in which they play, and those that are not up to par are sent to other teams or given their release.
As a business owner, or a head coach (you are the same), you should be doing the same thing. How are we doing? How can we get better? How can we spend less?
The tough part is the round of cuts. But, to get better, cuts have to happen. Does that include people? Maybe. Does it include spending cuts? Sure.
Whatever it is, crunching numbers and looking over stats may not be your thing. If it is not, hire someone like me to help you collect, organize, and review the numbers. The cuts you make will, in the end, make you a better team.
Until next time,
T
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