Reman U
- Author: Nick Carreiro, “The 6th Man”
- Subject matter: Effective hiring tactics
With college and NFL football seasons upon us (Go, CATS / Go, Pack, Go), they bring the start of fantasy football leagues.
You probably have a team already drafted as you read this. Or at the very least, your spouse/brother/coworker/neighbor has been talking to you about theirs. So, you know what a process it is for most.
There are many ways for a manager to pick a “dream team” for the upcoming season, from high-risk to top-dollar and everywhere in the middle. Some of the methods are great, while others leave you with less than you started with.
Now, think instead for a minute about your real-life team, whether sales, customer service or everyone who works for you in your shop. Oddly enough, your fantasy draft tactics relate to how you should – and shouldn’t – be building your business.
- The Auto-Picker: This manager lets the league auto-draft system pick how the roster is filled. In a business, this manager lets others do the hiring. But just because someone is the best available does not make that choice the best one for your team or culture.
- The Wing-It Drafter: Just like the name implies, this person wings it. Instead of taking time and having a plan in place on how to fill the team, this leader blindly fills spots and hopes for the best. Professionally, this kind of manager sets up interviews with very little research – at the cost of valuable time spent considering the wrong candidate.
- The Over-Thinker: Putting in time to review the options? That’s the Over-Thinker. But, this manager takes too much time making a decision and misses out on the ideal fantasy running back – and also the third-interview candidate who accepted another offer.
- The Owner: This type of manager acts like an owner, methodically filling each position with the best candidate for the big picture view of the team, not being afraid to make decisions, and sticking to them. The owner goes above and beyond, is very well organized, and knows what traits the team would benefit from.
Of these most common types of managers that you’d find around the fantasy leagues, which one are you when you make your draft picks? Which are you most like in your work reality?
Just like any sports team, you have positions that need to be filled, but they need to be filled in a way that increases your team’s success rate over any other in your industry. A good manager will fill their roster with strong candidates, but a great manager will put skilled position players in each role.
