Picking Teams 101: Stop the March into Madness

P. Quake Pletcher24 March 2013

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The Challenge:Picking Teams

The first choice many leaders make is choosing the team.

But the favorite choice by many is picking teams in the NCAA’s March Madness.

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What can our pastime tell us about our professional activity?

Team Selection

Picking Tourney Teams Picking Work Teams

Who? Office Pool Diverse, Dispersed Workforce

What? Pick Game Winning Teams

Pick Teams that Win

How? Under Pressure / Time Crunch

When? March Hourly, Daily, Weekly,

Why? Glory/ The Pot Share or Stakeholder Value

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Picking Teams: A Comparative Case Study

Daughter (7 years old)Business Method Madness Percent Used

Familiar, Sentimental Favorites

Where grandma lives (Arizona), home of Disney World (Florida)

49%

No seedings available in work world.

Little Miss Chalk, by the higher seeding (Numerous)

23%

Old Diversity of Jenny’s, Tyrone’s, Lin’s and Michael’s

The buzz of the name (WSU Shockers) 17%

Other Guesswork 11%

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Picking Teams: A Comparative Case Study

Daddy (Gen Xer)Business Method Madness Percent Used

Look at the Resume Recall history/tradition… (Kansas, Louisville)

52%

Association with the Favored Group

Affinity for the Group (Every Big Ten or Indiana based team)

27%

Love, Bromance, office crush

Alma mater, Hometown love (Hoosiers, Butler)

8%

Other Expert Judgment 13%

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Overall Performance

Daughter Daddy

Round of 64 18 of 32 21 of 32

Round of 32 10 of 16 6 of 16

First Weekend Results 58% 56%

First Weekend Results Sample Group Mean

63%

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Success By Method

Daughter Daddy

Favorites 74% Resume 60%

Seedings 64% Association 27%

Names 38% Love 75%

Guess 20% Expert Judgment 33%

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How do you pick teams?Love

Favorites

Seedings

Resume

Name diversity

Judgment

Association

Guess

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Virtual teams fail to meet expectations up to 70% of the time!

What Works: Smart Systems

Picking Tourney Teams• NCAA Seeding system correct 71% of the time• Nate Silverman’s data-based approach

significantly more successful than average Joe’s

Picking Work Teams• Collaborative Workforce seeding systems non-

existent• PeeqMe brings a smart system to picking teams

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PeeqMe’s Smart App

Successful, Diverse Teams• Promote Innovation, Avoid

Storms‘Read the Room’ with Group views of assessed strengths, style.

Social Recognition/Collaboration• Better Team, No SilosTeammates ‘catch each other doing good,’ use talent smarter

Engage Gen Y• Open, Connected, Me-

focusedMobile app, networked and individualized

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