Sum Success

 

Some of the greatest TV shows of all time featured great ensemble casts. 

MASH.

Cheers. 

Seinfeld. 

Having the ability to put talented individuals together so that they create a better sum than the individual parts is a gift.  Having the ability to know your role as the individual in that ensemble cast is even a greater gift.  

It takes self-awareness and having a keen sense of the greater good.  You need to realize your own strengths and weaknesses and how to balance those with others. 

Doesn't matter if it's a cast, a team, a staff, or even a family.  The rules of "the ensemble" remain the same. 

Most of you know one of my favorite personal examples.  The 2023 youth football coaching staff. We coached three years together and what made it work was the balance of strengths and weaknesses, the program blueprints, and a common vision.  We won a lot of games but more importantly, we knew our success was going to be graded on the long game with our kids. 

To make it work, the SUM of the parts always needs to be greater than the individuals. 

Stronger together, than apart.