ARE YOU A MASTER CHEF?

A good training program [or building a successful team] is a lot like a cooking a stew.  Everyone puts in the same basic ingredients, and adds their special herbs and spices.  The great chefs [coaches] get the proportions right, and stir and simmer until the stew reaches perfection. …

Amateurs chefs [weak or self-serving coaches] buy the same stuff at the supermarket, but they produce slop, not stew.  What’s the difference?  They toss the right ingredients into the pot, but they haven't yet mastered the proportions, spices, and cooking time…

(Thanks Rick Allison of Lone Star Basketball & Peak Performance's Amby Burfoot)