Last weekend I had the good fortune to watch the FA Cup final on television. It’s the oldest football tournament in the world and consists of teams from the English Premier League down to 5 leagues below which can include some amateur teams. The final was played between Manchester City, a team that finished the season in 2nd place in the premier league against Wigan Athletic, a team that finished in 18th place and is therefore relegated to league below the EPL for next year. This was truly a final between a financial giant that had all of the expensive players, the average salary of a City player on the pitch during the final was above $16.5 million against a team whose total salary for the entire team was only $16.5 million. It was a terrific match and in the end, Wigan won the cup by a score of 1-0 and by far looked liked the best team on the pitch. Interestingly enough, this parable plays out at many companies today. [click to continue…]
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