SOTSQ Episode 33 1 10 2019

Welcome back to striking out the status quo in baseball. A general manager's responsibility is to put together the right mix of players that give his team the best chance to win. His job is to build the right team and to do this, he must go out and find players with skill sets that complement each other. In recent years, teams with some of the smallest payrolls in the game have had massive success because they've been able to go out and find the right players with the right mix of speed, speed, power, pitching and defense. It's not about signing the biggest names or the most well known names in the game because that often comes with misaligned incentives where players are putting their own self interest above the one statistic that matters most. Winning. You see the most successful teams understand it's about finding the right players with the right skill sets who have aligned goals and one clear vision. So this year, as you look to bring control to your healthcare budget and what kind of team are you building, are you trying to align with the biggest insurance companies, the most well known consultants and brokers in the industry? Because that often comes with misaligned incentives where they're placing their own self interest above the one statistic that matters most, helping you control your budget. So if you are truly invested in making this the year you give your employees better health care at a lower price, here's my advice. Go out and build a team with the right players, with the right skill sets that have aligned goals and one clear vision. And that's to help you bring control to the healthcare budget. Because at the end of the day, that's all that matters. Until next week. Bear down, focus on the target and strike out the status quo.