That means you didn't get the analogy. You're taking it too literally if you're worried about who exactly said it and what business they are in. Next time I'll leave the exact details vague to avoid that confusion.
Sports managers can learn a ton from the Bezos, Musks, Buffetts, Mungers, etc. of the world. Many probably do.
For example an example on the opposite end of things...Jack Dorsey provides each employee at Twitter and Square the book "The score takes care of itself" by football legend Bill Walsh. If you haven't read it, I would suggest it. Awesome book. I'm sure some of the employees have the same reaction as you, "what the hell does football have to do with cash registers or tweets?" But Jack doesn't do this because he wants them to learn the history of the west coast offense.
I agree flexibility is needed and ALWAYS should be accounted for...good visions always account for flexibility. If the Bruins are penning Carlo or JFK as top like players and building it like that..they're only fooling themselves. There will always be flexibility in any realistic plan because of so many variable factors and that's in both sports and business. I'm not talking about flexibility, I'm talking about short term reactionary moves. That's why I don't want to blow up the team or coaching staff or anything else this summer but keep building on what Sweeney started at this time last year with a target date in mind.
But like I said, if Loui, Stempniak, and/or Liles are on the next cup contending team...I'll gladly come back and take my licks for this thread..as clearly they were part of a larger plan that I can't see at the current time, but I would be highly surprised if they're part of the franchise come July 1.
