Formations in football and strategies in business are good starting points for the competition. But are team members ready to step out of formation when opportunity for success comes their way?
&mdsash; By Vincent Pane

Football is full of formations – T-formation, I-formation, shotgun formation, pistol formation, goal line formation, wildcard formation, and the singleback formation are just a few of the ones used by offensive teams. Is there a more popular competitive landscape in the United States? Probably not, and that is the single reason it offers so many lessons on building and managing a successful team to businesses.

Formations are strategies e....