M
ichael Jordan (MJ) is a name synonymous with words like champion, competitor, greatness, and much more. However, a
word less often associated with MJ is teamwork.
Jordan’s career, while highlighted by his exceptional individual performance, is truly underscored by his willingness to adopt an attitude of teamwork.
Santo Spataro, Esquire
Aevitas Law
Upon exiting college and entering the NBA draft, Jordan was a highly regarded prospect, but he was not yet the world phenom he would eventually become. In the beginning,
to Chicago Bulls head coach Doug Collins, Jordan was special, and Collins decided to build his entire team around this promising player. Collins’s path to success was to adopt a non- radical offensive scheme which he himself titled, “Get the ball to Michael, and get out of the way.”
Under his brilliantly simple offensive scheme, Collins turned around the losing culture the Chicago Bulls had become used to. In the coming years, the Bulls would have multiple winning seasons and playoff appearances under the leadership of MJ. Michael Jordan, himself, would accumulate an array of accolades, including Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year, Steals Leader, All-Star, and many more. However, despite Collins’s effort to get Jordan the ball, and Jordan’s dominating performance, the scheme failed to produce the most coveted item of all: a championship ring. Ten, Phil Jackson entered the arena.
In the summer of 1989, the Bulls parted ways with Doug Collins. In his place, they promoted Phil Jackson from assistant coach. Jackson had a radical idea for the ferociously independent Jordan: slow down, pass the ball, and rely on your role players. In short, the focus was teamwork. Perhaps even more surprising than this change of coaching was the fact that Jordan bought into it. Most players of Jordan’s ability and fame would balk at being told to give up the ball for any reason.
But similar to how Collins placed his faith in Jordan, Jordan placed his faith in Jackson's plan for the Bulls. Jordan’s commitment to give this new scheme a shot produced immediate results. During the next nine years, Jordan and the rest of the Bulls captured six championship rings.
Tis commitment to teamwork allowed for multiple memorable moments, such as John Paxson’s 3-pointer with 3.9 seconds left to lift the Bulls to their third consecutive NBA title, or Steve Kerr’s winning shot in Game 6 of the 1997 Finals to beat the Utah Jazz. Tis team, led by Jackson and Jordan, became a Chicago dynasty that would go down in NBA history, respected by the fandom to this day.
Wisdom is often defined as the application of knowledge. Ambassador Advisors applies the knowledge of teamwork and understands the importance of team building. Ambassador is at the forefront of biblically based wealth management and financial strategies. Despite being an industry trailblazer and leader, Ambassador knows that championship-caliber success for its clients demands a community, or team, effort. Tat is why we have forged partnerships with similarly yoked groups.
For example, when our clients’ financial world crosses into the legal frontier, we rely on Aevitas Law to help our clients leave a legacy through estate planning. In addition, Ambassador has formed partnerships with Faithward Capital, a biblically responsible third-party asset management firm, as well as many other local CPAs who, with their clients, put their money where their heart is.
Horace Grant, another key role player for the Bulls dynasty once said, “Every team needs role players just as much as they need leaders. You gotta have both to make it all the way.” All companies that Ambassador has partnered with are pivotal players working towards the same goal: bringing clients to the top, in order to get that proverbial championship ring.
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