Fun read, Dean. To me it’s a commentary on objective thinking vs subjective - understanding the objective, aligning on clear roles and goals to achieve the objective, then attempting to execute. Naturally, in the execution period things happen that inform whether or not an objective was achieved - and a feedback loop can exist (w/ enough introspection and/or data) to modify the execution piece - or perhaps the roles & goals (toggling starters & 6th men) - to, hopefully, achieve the objective in the next test period (game). Alignment of who’s doing what, and when / how / where, is critical to ensure everyone is working interdependently while working toward the same goal. It’s the same in startups too. Data-driven decision making, interdependence, alignment on objectives.
Interesting read, glad to see you writing on here! I can't help but think of how this could apply to situations like Jimmy Butler dogging it in Miami in an effort to be traded, and how his (in)actions might be incrementally changing the amount of blame assigned to everyone else for Miami's failures.
Interesting thought. I know that his own performance has gone down during this period. As he has decided to shoot a lot less, I'm not seeing dramatic ramp-ups for his teammates, implying that they're spreading Jimmy's possessions around more. I'd want to look more deeply to be sure, though.
I continue to be absolutely and genuinely amazed at the way you think Dean😅😅😅
Fun read, Dean. To me it’s a commentary on objective thinking vs subjective - understanding the objective, aligning on clear roles and goals to achieve the objective, then attempting to execute. Naturally, in the execution period things happen that inform whether or not an objective was achieved - and a feedback loop can exist (w/ enough introspection and/or data) to modify the execution piece - or perhaps the roles & goals (toggling starters & 6th men) - to, hopefully, achieve the objective in the next test period (game). Alignment of who’s doing what, and when / how / where, is critical to ensure everyone is working interdependently while working toward the same goal. It’s the same in startups too. Data-driven decision making, interdependence, alignment on objectives.
Interesting read, glad to see you writing on here! I can't help but think of how this could apply to situations like Jimmy Butler dogging it in Miami in an effort to be traded, and how his (in)actions might be incrementally changing the amount of blame assigned to everyone else for Miami's failures.
Interesting thought. I know that his own performance has gone down during this period. As he has decided to shoot a lot less, I'm not seeing dramatic ramp-ups for his teammates, implying that they're spreading Jimmy's possessions around more. I'd want to look more deeply to be sure, though.
Love this. I think about cause and effect all the time, and how teams work outside of sports.