Illness
Right at the top of organisations sometimes illness takes out a key player. This may be for a few weeks or maybe a few months or it may be for longer but either way it takes out executive contribution.What do you do? Well the answer is always ‘replace’.
The football team analogy gives us the answer. When someone is injured in a match we immediately put on a substitute. Why should it be any different for an organisation? Why should we make do, or get the people left to double up? That is nonsense. If we are playing World Class competition, and we are, then we need a full strength team at all times.
So what about this substitute? Is it for keeps? Is it for the short term?
Well of course the answer depends, but never try to second-guess it.
posted by Tim @ 12:11 PM
3 Comments:
Tim there is another reason why replacement is the right way, people seem to get better and return much quicker, how many footballers have you seen jump up and continue to play as soon as the stretcher is bought on, so you are actually doing them a favour with some mystical medicine. Jeff Guest
Great stuff Jeff. Maybe some people just need a rest or maybe they have even had enough. I think that it is important for the organsiation to pre empt this state of affairs because it is only talent that will deliver the bull's eye. All organisations have got to attract, keep and develop the very best talent that they can afford. Somehow!
Matchless theme, it is interesting to me :)
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