A Yellow and Green Super Bowl
However, watching the Super Bowl this past Sunday was also a true lesson in the benefits of the Yellow and Green – and no, I don’t mean the green and yellow of the Green Bay Packers. I mean the yellow and green quadrants of the Team Player Grid.
Planning and Preparation; through “Yellow Strengths.” Both teams invested a great deal of time prior to the game establishing a well thought out game plan. Preparation always plays some part in the final outcome of the game. Team members with yellow interests and yellow strengths are good at detailed planning and thorough preparation.
Questions to ask yourself and your team: How detailed is your team playbook? What needs to be added and where might you benefit from more preparation?
Flexibility and Adaptability; through “Green Strengths.” Both teams had a game plan in place prior to game time but not long after the opening kickoff both teams began to immediately adjust and tweak their original plan. Halftime is huge, because it gives teams and coaches a chance to once again flex the original plan for the second half. While you cannot under estimate the importance of the pregame plan, or halftime planning, the most adaptable team often wins by making a great short term adjustment. Team members with green strengths are typically the best at changing direction on the fly.
Questions to ask yourself and your team: How quickly do you recognize if your approach and actions are effective? How willing are you to adapt and change when your usual approach is not working?
In the final minutes of the game, it took the quick “green” reactions to win. No matter how much planning you do, being able to react and respond in the moment when the ball comes your way is the key to winning. Congrats to the Pats and their fans, and sorry Seattle, start planning for next year!
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