This really resonated. I keep coming back to something from Moneyball — not the baseball part, but the idea that every industry has its version of "he's got the face of a ballplayer." The things we measure because we've always measured them, not because they actually predict success. The gap between what people value and what actually matters is where all the opportunity lives. I dug into this recently and it honestly changed how I think about team building, resource constraints, and what it actually looks like to challenge orthodoxy from the inside.
Love that reference to Moneyball. “He’s got the face of a ballplayer” is such a perfect metaphor for legacy KPIs that feel right but don’t actually predict performance.
I completely agree with you, the real leverage sits in that gap between what we are used to valuing and what truly drives outcomes. That is exactly where finance can create disproportionate impact, if it dares to question orthodoxy instead of just reporting it.
Challenging those assumptions from the inside is not always comfortable, but that is where business acumen turns into influence.
This really resonated. I keep coming back to something from Moneyball — not the baseball part, but the idea that every industry has its version of "he's got the face of a ballplayer." The things we measure because we've always measured them, not because they actually predict success. The gap between what people value and what actually matters is where all the opportunity lives. I dug into this recently and it honestly changed how I think about team building, resource constraints, and what it actually looks like to challenge orthodoxy from the inside.
https://substack.com/home/post/p-188571635
Love that reference to Moneyball. “He’s got the face of a ballplayer” is such a perfect metaphor for legacy KPIs that feel right but don’t actually predict performance.
I completely agree with you, the real leverage sits in that gap between what we are used to valuing and what truly drives outcomes. That is exactly where finance can create disproportionate impact, if it dares to question orthodoxy instead of just reporting it.
Challenging those assumptions from the inside is not always comfortable, but that is where business acumen turns into influence.