(with apologies to the National Football League and Fats Domino)
I am a football fan. Admittedly, I love baseball more, but I enjoy a good football game as much as anyone. Now that the regular season is over, the season of change for non-playoff teams begins in earnest.
The phrase "Black Monday" was used quite a bit yesterday as seven coaches and five general managers got "released" from their duties (don't you just love euphemisms?). I don't take lightly coaches and staffs losing their jobs, whether it's during a holiday season or any other time. For anyone who's been fired, it can be profoundly difficult to process.
As a San Diego Chargers fan, I saw the two-fer - the coach and GM of my favorite team were dismissed. Almost immediately, a couple of possible successors were identified. Interestingly, those same proposed candidates were suggested for other jobs. Some of those open jobs are gonna be filled by men who weren't the first choice of the hiring team.
That got me thinking - how does one do the best possible job of identifying the right candidate who has the necessary mix of job knowledge, leadership, poise under pressure, attention to detail and big-picture perspective?
It's not just sports, obviously. In business, government, religion, the military and other places where large numbers of people are subordinate to one/a few key leaders, it appears there are more opportunities to lead than there are leaders who are the right fit and possess the needed qualities.
I'll watch with keen interest the NFL coaching carousel process, watching as much or maybe more than the upcoming playoffs.
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