Germany: 7; Brazil: 1
German coach Joachim Low is to be lauded for the impressive output achieved by his country's team when it crushed Brazil at the World Cup Semi-Finals this past Tuesday.
The extent of the results were shocking; the execution massively impressive... so efficient and effective!
In my blog last week I wrote about the essential act of management: that of matching the capability of a direct report to the task at hand. A manager needs to create the plan, define the roles required to execute it, and then choose the team that has the capability to deliver it.
Low's team put in a near flawless performance. It was almost, well, embarrassingly good. Now, can he do it again this coming Sunday when Germany faces off against Argentina? Let's see: he needs to develop the plan, define the roles required for this game, and fill those roles with players capable of successfully delivering the plan - then sit back and measure the results.
Argentina's team will have its hands full if its coach (its manager!) cannot match Low's ability in planning, role defining and capability matching.
