Leadership Lessons from Professional Football: Championship Wisdom from Super Bowl Champions

Prevent fumbles and turnovers.

 

Fumbles and turnovers are part of football. They are among the costliest mistakes that a football team can make, often making the difference between victory and defeat. The number of fumbles and turnovers a team makes is often the most telling statistic at the end of the game. Turnovers not only end a team’s forward drive to the goal, but they also give the ball to the opposition. What’s worse is that they can defeat a team emotionally when players see their advantage handed over to the other team.

Organizations suffer their share of fumbles and turnovers. A deadline is missed on an important project. The competition stole your best customer, right out from under you. The sales team played hardball and lost out ...