Organizational Structure - Let's not underestimate it

[signman]

My Opinion:

The structure the Fins have in place, is EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE and aside from the coach being the GM (picking your own groceries and doing the cooking), this IS the BEST organizational structure. The GM and Coach both reporting to the owner.

Neither Coach or GM will really have the empowerment to override each other (even though on paper the GM does). You SHOULD have the GM and Coach at the same level, there is TOO much in player evaluation/scouting, ect, for the coach to be in charge of, and vice-versa.

The most important thing, as Ross pointed out in the presser, is the relationship and communication of the GM and Coach to work together, towards the same goal. If they do, then they (and their staffs) will in a sense, off-set each others weakness's and oversights.... Success or failure should be imparted upon both, not any "one".....as long as they can retain a consistent working relationship.

 

[Dolphins7273]

The problem is this: The owner is clueless, the coach sucks, the new GM will probably suck, and there's also a succubus running around the building.

But yeah, other than that, the actual structure isn't that uncommon.

 

[Shouright]

My Opinion:

The structure the Fins have in place, is EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE and aside from the coach being the GM (picking your own groceries and doing the cooking), this IS the BEST organizational structure. The GM and Coach both reporting to the owner.

Neither Coach or GM will really have the empowerment to override each other (even though on paper the GM does). You SHOULD have the GM and Coach at the same level, there is TOO much in player evaluation/scouting, ect, for the coach to be in charge of, and vice-versa.

The most important thing, as Ross pointed out in the presser, is the relationship and communication of the GM and Coach to work together, towards the same goal. If they do, then they (and their staffs) will in a sense, off-set each others weakness's and oversights.... Success or failure should be imparted upon both, not any "one".....as long as they can retain a consistent working relationship.

Aren't the two statements I bolded contradictory?

 

[phins_4_ever]

The problem is this: The owner is clueless, the coach sucks, the new GM will probably suck, and there's also a succubus running around the building.

But yeah, other than that, the actual structure isn't that uncommon.

No wonder you have so many no thanks. I will not give you one.

 

[Dolphins7273]

No wonder you have so many no thanks. I will not give you one.

Yay?

 

[utahphinsfan]

and there's also a succubus running around the building.

Who's sucking a bus?

Seriously (?), call Ghostbusters.

 

[Canadianfishfan]

Here's the deal IMO.

The GM and coach have to be able to mesh cohesively. Parameters aside, they are tied to one another in the simplest forms through performance alone. GM selecting the players, coaches using them effectively to win.

That being said Ross was quite correct in stating the importance of philosophy. The gm and the coach have to be on the same page because what's the point of the GM is getting players that don't fit the scheme.

But it's no different that the structure of any organization. Everyone working together as a team (no pun intended) yields the best results.