It’s that time again. NFL. Super Bowl. Fun!
In fact, 53 years ago this week the 1st Super Bowl was played with Vince Lombardi’s Packers demolishing the Chiefs 35-10. What a butt-kicking! But it wasn’t always that way for coach Lombardi.In 1960 in the championship game on the last play, Jim Taylor was stopped at the 8 yard line and they lost. Afterwards, Lombardi told his team, “This will never happen again! You will never lose another championship!” And they never did.But what
hashtag # innovationcould you possibly conceive of to back that up? Coach’s answer? Break the paradigm. You have the most skilled professionals on your team already, but what if you started over? From scratch. What if you took absolutely nothing for granted?Related:
Innovation and Bike RidingAnd so on the 1st day of training camp he began a tradition standing before the men with a pigskin he said, “Gentlemen. This is a football!” Of course it wasn’t a joke. He began a methodical coverage of the fundamentals reviewing how to block, how to tackle, how to hold the ball. 6 months later the Packers beat the Giants 37-0 in the championship.They had become the best at the little things that everyone else took for granted. In total they won 5 NFL championships in a span of 7 years including 3 in a row and the first 2 Super Bowls.Fundamentals! Winning!
