Encouraging Mediocrity

Forgive the language – but here in Ottawa there has been a shitstorm of controversy.

Here is the short form of the story;

1) Ottawa little league soccer creates a mercy rule that states when teams get 5 goals ahead of their opponent, they should stop scoring goals.

2) If the team does not go easy enough – and score another  goal – they automatically lose the game!

(does that count for own-goals too?)

Imagine doing this in business?

Team A is pulled from the account because they kick butt??

Go to the lowest common denominator?

The lowest common denominator in business is always mediocrity

Photo Credit CTD 2005 via flickr