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You Either Qualify or not!

March 7, 2022 by Michael Dill

This year’s NFL Combine took place from March 1^st – 7^thin Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The NFL Combine is where college players get to show off their talent and skills to pro scouts gearing up for the draft. In the 2000 NFL combine, there was one particular player who placed dead last based on his statistics. He actually ran the slowest 40-yard dash of any player in his position ever.

That particular player was drafted as the 199^th pick in the 6th round that same year. In week two of the following season, he replaced the number 1 QB who was knocked out of the game. Since that day, this quarterback has played 22 seasons as a starter, has been to 10 super bowls winning 7, has been the Super Bowl MVP 5 times, has more playoff wins than any player in the history of the NFL, and is now considered the G.O.A.T. greatest of all time. Yes, we’re talking about the now-retired Tom Brady of the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

I share this because, in the creation of a successful organization when you’re hiring your dream team, understand that they actually do not get hired or fired. They either qualify for a position or they don’t. Tom Brady qualified himself for the QB position of both the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers only to relinquished it on his retirement.

When an organization is clear on its culture. They will be clear on who fits in and who doesn’t. When you are looking to create your dream team, you want to be looking for certain attributes in these individuals. You want to find personnel that is running on all 16 cylinders. It’s these individuals that you need to create a high-performance team.

These 16 cylinders are formulated with four components being Mind, Body, Heart & Soul. However, they are not all equal in their percentage. Both mind and body of which you will read on a resume consist of 3 cylinders each, for a total of 6. That leaves 10 cylinders to equal the full 16. Heart and soul equal the other 10 cylinders, each counting for 5. What does this mean? The heart and spirit are the attributes that tell you whether the person has the drive, the passion, and the get-up and go for the position.

At the same time, you also need a leader running on those 16 cylinders. When you have this combination with those who have qualified for their positions by these standards, you will begin to have your high-performance team.

If Tom Brady was judged on Mind & Body alone back in 2000, he may have never been in the NFL at all, it was his Heart and Soul that first drove him to the top. It’s also safe to say that Tom Brady built up the mind and body portion of his resume over his 22 years in the NFL.

When you find the right people with heart and spirit, with the passion to learn and do their best. You will certainly be able to teach them the skills to perform. However, if you hire on resume alone and leave out the heart and soul. You will find yourself with an organization not running on all cylinders, and if your organization is not running on all 16 cylinders, you just may never qualify for the bright lights in the big game of business.

COACH MICHAEL DILL is an Award-Winning Certified Business Coach, global speaker, and published author. He is a proud Action Coach Franchise partner as well as the President of Power & Ice Wealth Creation a strategic leadership company that works with business owners, leaders, teams, and entrepreneurs to both develop a systematized and structured organization while accelerating their mindset, efficiencies, and effectiveness to grow both personally and professionally to achieve extraordinary results. He brings more than 40 years of business and entrepreneurial experience in his leadership, team training, and mentoring practice. Businesscoachmichaeldill.com

Are you ready to Zoom ?

July 2, 2018 by Michael Dill

We are at the completion of our ABC’s of Creating a Successful Organization. We will now take a look at all the ingredients in running a successful organization or business. The question is, have you mastered all the principles in this series and are you, your team and your organization ready to zoom?

We started out the series with the first letter of the alphabet very fittingly being A, as A stands for Attitude. In the first step of any successful endeavor whether it be in business or in life the beginning always starts with a positive Attitude.

B was about having solid Bench Strength which is the key to maintaining any sustainable success in any organization.

Week three gave us Dr. Martin Luther King Jr principles on Mastering the art of Communication.

D was for an effective Delivery process in every area of your organization. Leading to E for Efficiency.

Week six we shared several F-words that we believe are key to running successful organizations. Be sure to revisit to find out what they are.

Week seven we shared how you can increase the probability of your success by 78% by using SMART GOALS. Followed by investigating the value of your Human capital. Which lead to what is really your greatest Investment?

J was about being aware of being a Jack of all Trades.

K was for KPI’s known as Key Performance Indicators which are the measurable values that demonstrates how effectively a company is achieving their key business objectives and goals.

L was asking if you are applicating the power of Leverage in all the different areas of your organization to be truly effective and efficient?

M represented an interview with Brad Sugars the founder of Action Coach about the importance of Mentors. Be sure to give it a listen if you haven’t already.

N represented the importance of saying No with some examples of some of the most successful people on the planet? Followed by what’s the Opportunity cost of your decision-making process?

P represented with the high failure rate in business, do you have what it takes to Persevere to Profits while staying in the game for the long term.

Week seventeen we visited the letter Q and the 16 cylinders formulated of Mind, Body, Heart & Spirit to see if your team Qualifies to represent your organization and brand!

We visited R to see if you are actually Resisting the Results that you are actually after.

S was for Systems which stands for Saving Yourself Stress Time Energy and Money. And systems are simply about documenting and delivering consistent repeatable results time after time.

T represented team which stands for Together Everyone Achieves More of which we used the ultimate example of the Navy Seals and their Trident.

Week twenty-one we asked does your Uniqueness stand above the pack? What are you doing to stand out amongst your competition?

V and W, asked you if the clarity of your Vision and Why are creating your organizational Victories as well as Win / Win outcomes.

X was simply about being eXtraordinary as average just doesn’t cut it. And you can only be eXtraordinary when you are clearly articulating a strong confident YES which ultimately means You Expect Success.

I invite you to go back to review any of these principles to sharpen up your ax as they say.

Simply speaking – when you have mastered all that has been provided to you in the ABC’s of Creating a Successful Organization and have taken on an accountability partner or Coach to ensure that you consistently follow through on all that you have learned – you, your team and your business should be ready to Zoom!

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April 15, 2018 by Michael Dill

Small businesses continue to play a vital role in the economy of the United States by producing almost 50% of the private nonfarm GDP. In 2014, according to U.S. Census Bureau data, statistics show that unfortunately, about 40% of these businesses fail in their first year, 50% fail by their fifth and only about 20% of businesses will survive their 10th year in business. What’s the reasons why … Read more

What’s the big O?

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What’s the Big O in the of Creation a Successful Organization? What’s the Big O that’s either moving us and our organization forward or actually inhibiting our growth? The Big O is the Opportunity and /or the Opportunity cost associated with the decisions we make or don’t make. For every opportunity, we take advantage of … Read more

Efficiency = Success

January 28, 2018 by Michael Dill

To remain on top in an increasingly competitive world, organizations must boost operational efficiency wherever possible. It’s particularly important for small to medium size businesses to operate efficiently, because they often have limited resources compared to larger organizations. The following are a few tips to help your organization increase efficiency, reduce costs, improve customer satisfaction, and stay ahead of the … Read more

Help Me Help You

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There was a great scene in the movie “Jerry Maguire” where Cuba Gooding Jr.’s character, Rod Tidwell was in the locker room after a game. He was boasting on how he smokes all the greats, but yet he wasn’t being shown the money. He wasn’t getting the multimillion dollar contract he felt he deserved. Jerry … Read more