Keep Your Head Up - Sage Accpac
Posted by Glen Mund on Wed, May 07, 2008 @ 03:26 PM
Mark Healy, Globe & Mail Update, ReportonBusiness.com
Montreal, Pittsburgh, NY Rangers, Washington, Detroit, San Jose, Anaheim, Colorado
Eventually, San Jose over Montreal, to with their first cup. Those were my picks as of the start of playoffs a week ago. I'm sticking with them.
I often look to pro sports for business analogies. The leagues provide great models for strategy, leadership & execution in that a) the rules are very defined so casual effects of decisions (bench a player, invest in defense) are easy to evaluate - there is no "blaming the market" in sports, and b) the results are measurable and tangible both short-term (nightly in some cases) and long-term (a season, a decade).
I, like you, run a SMB. And I'm a hockey fan - a Habs fan in fact. It kills me to pick the Sharks over the Habs, I just think it's their time. Anyway, this time of year gives me plenty of opportunity to 'study' the NHL, digging for business truths. And to use the nuggets to predict the fate of each team in the playoffs.
So, here's the analysis framework, based on the basic hockey club hierarchy:
- General Managers of hockey teams are like CEOs/Presidents of Businesses. Their role is primarily to set direction for the organization overall, to evaluate talent/hire/fire/build the team, and to manage payroll. Sound like your role?
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