![]() ![]() It was a secret for nearly 40 years why Bill Russell never accepted his hall of fame stature but recently he revealed why.There was no correlation between the coach, their strategy, tactics, temperament, or anything else Coaching was not responsible for this success either.The Green Bay packers always played as if they were clamoring for recognition Despite the three national championships and the endless accolades he received as one of the leagues best defensive ends, Willie Davis always played as if he was just above the cut line.Management and ownership is important but also not purely correlated to the greatest teams in history.Lavish spending gets you more wins but not necessarily more titles Barcelona is an outlier in spending as most of the Tier 1 teams were most dominant when they were relatively poor.They weren’t the usual suspects (Jordan, Jeter, etc.).They were not angels - they played to the edge of the rules, sometimes berating opponents and even teammates in order to win.They didn’t lead in the traditional sense - they were subservient to superstars and often didn’t take the “big shot”.The superstars knew they wouldn’t be captains and the captains knew they wouldn’t be superstars In fact, clusters of talent did not correlate to better teams. The captains exhibited qualities one would not typically associate with the stereotypical “captain”.The New Zealand All Blacks (Rugby, 2011-2015).France's International Men's Handball Team. ![]() Barcelona's Professional Men's Soccer Team.The United States' International Women's Soccer Team.Australia's International Women's Field Hockey Team.Cuba's International Women's Volleyball Team.The New Zealand All Blacks (Rugby, 1986-1990).The Soviet Union's International Men's Hockey Team.Brazil's International Men's Soccer Team.Hungary's International Men's Soccer Team.The Collingwood Magpies (Australian rules football).Individual commitment for group success.A competent leader is one of the rarest commodities on earth and we are hard wired to seek it out and follow it The captains serve as glue, uniting the team to reach greater heights than they otherwise would.The teams can go "all-in" and trust each other which lead to non-linear outcomes In a great team, the whole is always greater than the sum of its parts.
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