Session Title

Talent Management with Total Football Team Game Theory

Session Overview

An effective talent management methodology is pivotal while designing an exhaustive operational strategy for any organization. It helps the top leaders and decision-makers in managing the pressure of performance. Also, it aids in effectively tackling the radical digital revolution taking place due to the constant introduction of emerging technologies.

Total Football Team (TFT) talent management methodology is one such tactical approach, using which, organizations can accelerate the time-cycle of designing any digital product. These teams are highly agile, updated on emerging technologies, and display ownership. They are dynamic, coachable, collaborative, high on performance, motivated, and committed.

Hence, their presence in a project helps in better ideation, faster implementation, and flawless introduction of solutions. Consequently, the product ends up being much more cost-effective, sustainable, and scalable.

It was during the author’s stint at one of the top-media houses of India that he first learned about the use of Total Football Team for more innovative and faster designing of products. Many years later, he implemented this tactical method while working on one of his most ambitious projects, ‘OKAS’ – The first human-centric home automation system.

The outcomes were amazing. Not only that the Total Football Team was highly productive during the design thinking and the development of the product, but it also turned instrumental in making the overall environment within the organization positive, enthusiastic, and motivated.

TFT is basically a cross-functional team, where the members are coached in a way so that they can interchange the roles of each other and handhold with every other department in the organization. Selection of TFT is one of the most critical elements that require attention and analysis. Apart from the performance of the employees, they are judged on six other vital aspects, which are – personal traits, intelligence, professional background, attitude, activity, and organizational structure. These elements include under them many dimensions ranging from one’s problem-solving skills to commitment towards the mission and the goals of the organization.

TFT for any project, when built and managed effectively, can be a beneficial attribute for the completion of project within the set time. It improves the resourcefulness of the project. And, for a certain, brings upon a lot of creative ideation and innovation within the product.

The final result is a more sustainable and much scalable solution that can establish, escalate, and strengthen the presence and performance of any project.