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Michael Lewis (the author of Moneyball) writes of Billy Beane, “it was hard to know which of Billy’s qualities was most important to his team’s success.” A great leader usually will have many strong qualities (distinctive attributes or characteristics) contributing to their success. What were Billy Beane's qualities that made him successful as a leader? And what do you think most accounts for his success in being a manager? Make sure to connect your response to what we have learned over the course term.
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Billy Beane – Leader, Manager - Traditional approach to statistical approach for team success
Oakland Athletics Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) has established new approach for team management in professional baseball. Bene uses statistical measurement techniques to assess players’ value to decide composition of team capability to their competitors.
In this approach, he has transformed and get success in baseball history; and set great leadership lessons for world for team management. To gain competitive advantage, organization may take strong analysing approach can sometimes leads to have better results.
SWOT analysis - Increasing strengths, and working on weaknesses
As per Peter’s model approach in management that one should to look positive and what to measures in view of management despite of relying on the intuition and experience
Beane includes low-cost players who have been calls as ineffective for different reasons. Example: Scott Hatteberg has old throwing style due to nerve damage.
The thought on all their players is what their effective area, and not on what they can’t work. Beane works on weaknesses of team rather than pointing out as issue. Scott has been chosen to play at new position like at first base due to his throwing issues.
Change management
Bene effectively handles team selection, including coaches, manager and scouts. He works on communication to his players like describing the approach, building team spirit among players with clear objectives and also encourage his experienced players to work as leader for other unexperienced players.
It was record of Scott Hatteberg – has the record 20th win with home
Challenge and change similar the process
One of leadership trait is Challenge the Process. The team has successes in previous season play and some star players left team for money so there is no meaning to have similarly talented players. It is like Replacement of players. He uses different approach.
Billy works on Peter’s statistical approach for player measurement by having low-budget team who can compete with their skills.
He has used idea based on on-base-percentage (OBP) and qualities like baseball intelligence rather result oriented projection method. He established transformational leadership qualities with his actions and continues to be leader in the Oakland Athletics and become general manager.
Do or die.
Billy has felt the fact that the Oakland A’s will never compete with teams like the Yankee’s as this kind of team can’t be affordedt. Business has many phases of revolution. We must learn from him to never become comfortable with what we do thinks at the risk of dying when adaptation is needed
Beane has joined Oakland A's front office staff in 1990 as league scout. In 1993, former A's president and general manager Sandy Alderson had promoted as assistant general manager when Walt Jocketty left the organization. Alderson had promoted as general manager and handed over duties to Billy Beane on Oct. 17, 1997.