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An idea that I can't stop thinking about: The Capability Gap Alabama coach Nick Saban refers to the Capability Gap in this clip from a discussion with Holly Rowe: "We oftentimes talk about what someone's potential is, but I think to put it in better terms...the Capability Gap is... show more
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A framing that has helped me: Collect more Intellectual Sparring Partners. These are people who: • Call you on your BS or excuses • Question your assumptions • Push you to think bigger Intellectual Sparring Partners help you clarify your Capability Gap (and close it).

Here's a clip of Nick Saban talking about the Capability Gap on the @PatMcAfeeShow recently: "We sometimes assume that just because someone has talent, they want to be the best that they can be. But that's not necessarily the case, so you're always trying to close that gap."

The Capability Gap is a function of: 1. Your full capability 2. Your current delivery A fixed mindset believes these are static. That’s wrong—both 1 and 2 are dynamic: A growth mindset believes that 1 can be constantly expanded and 2 can be constantly improved.

After my sophomore year of high school, my coach asked if I wanted to pitch in college. I said I wasn't good enough. He told me I was capable of pitching at Stanford, but that it would take a lot of work. I laughed out loud. 18 months later, I got a scholarship to Stanford.

3 levels: 1. Bad Coach: Unable to identify full capability, unable to improve current delivery. 2. Better Coach: Able to identify full capability, unable to improve current delivery. 3. Best Coach: Able to identify (+ expand) full capability, able to improve current delivery.

Real life example of the power of the Capability Gap idea in action tonight.

This reminds me of the Pygmalion Effect: High expectations lead to improved performance and low expectations lead to worse.

Definitely some similarities. Learned this one from @KatColeATL

Saban catches a lot of flack, but the level of excellence he (and those around him) have been able to achieve isn't an accident. Love this clip.

He does this through one principle - Self Interest. He’s been so far ahead of the coaching industry on leveraging biological timelessness + Behaviors. This gap is closed through shared ownership & brilliant onboarding.

fascinating inside perspective!

