A New Stadium Does Not Equal a New Team

by Angela Ware

As many of you know I live Arlington, TX, the home of the Dallas Cowboys and their new amazing Cowboys Stadium!

As the new NFL session was approaching, commentator after commentator speculated as to how the “new stadium” would impact the Cowboys‘ chances of a post-session run for the playoffs. What?

Since when does brick and mortar have an impact on a player’s ability to excel at their position?

Commentators, fans, players and, yes, owners soon found out that a new stadium does not equal a new team. Now, don’t get me wrong. I am a Cowboys fan!! I am also I firm believer that it is what you put into the player, not where you put the player, that determines the outcome of the game.

In business, just as in sports, you can put a well-trained and professionally-mentored employee in any building and get great results. In the same respect, you can put a poorly trained and ineffectively mentored professional in a multi-billion dollar building and receive poor results. If you invest in your people, your people will build you a “new stadium of success”.

Ps. Fortunately for the Cowboys, they’ve got great mentor/coaches and a multi-billion dollar stadium! Let’s Go Cowboys!!!