Preparing for Greatness ~ Competence

Winning teams have competent players.  The Law of the Chain from John C. Maxwell's book The 17 Irrefutable Laws of Teamwork states that the strength of a team is impacted by its weakest link.  And that weakest link is always going to determine the load the team is able to carry.

If you have a bad coach and bad players, you most definitely are going to have a bad team.  If you have a bad coach and good players, you'll have a fair team.  But to have a good team you need a good coach and good players.  That weak link--whether it's the coach or the players--will keep you from reaching your potential.

The weak-link player affects the team three ways:

1. Loss of Opportunity - Opportunity can never be discovered when you have a weak player on a team.  The energy expended while trying to cover for a weak player is energy that is taken away from finding opportunities.
2. Loss of Morale - Every person on the team knows who the weaker person is.  Resentment can set in because other team members know the team is being held back from what it could become because of this weak player.
3. Loss of Productivity - This is a given.  You'll never be as productive with that weaker team member as you would be if that player were not there.

It's not that the weaker player doesn't have a role on the team.  It's highly possible that your weak player is simply in a the wrong position.  Countless NBA players have been drafted as the next great point guard but for some reason they didn't get the job done.  They either had too many turnovers or were not making their teammates better by getting them the ball where they needed it.  But they flourished as soon as they were moved to a shooting or off guard position.  They weren't bad players; they were just playing out of position.


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