Running anything is difficult. Running a global talent acquisition and development organization sounds impossible.
I am wondering if that’s simply because it is, and so the only effective strategy is to let chaos happen and focus on a few key things that you actually understand. Cleveland appears to be doing this when it comes to the scouting, acquisition, and development of young baseball players.
Brian Hemminger and I made it this far on the Around the Corner podcast. Yes, the organization focuses on specific player archetypes. But why?
Things began to fall into place when I returned to this excellent piece by Pat Ellington.