I'll be a contrarian and say that there ARE B players out there and C players and so on. That part is true.
The part about a great organization or team has a structure that fosters excellence is true.
Where this falls down for me is that there IS a synergy between the two where you get the right process with the right team and magic can happen that wouldn't so much come from a bunch of average to terrible people.
For example, look at the New York Yankees vs the Oakland A's. Every so often Billy Beane is able to get a team together that makes an amazing run, but at some point a team with great process and top tier talent wins if only for the fact that they are more skilled AND they have the right organization as a team that allows them to excel.
When you have BOTH great players and a great organization/process, then you reach the top levels.
The part about a great organization or team has a structure that fosters excellence is true.
Where this falls down for me is that there IS a synergy between the two where you get the right process with the right team and magic can happen that wouldn't so much come from a bunch of average to terrible people.
For example, look at the New York Yankees vs the Oakland A's. Every so often Billy Beane is able to get a team together that makes an amazing run, but at some point a team with great process and top tier talent wins if only for the fact that they are more skilled AND they have the right organization as a team that allows them to excel.
When you have BOTH great players and a great organization/process, then you reach the top levels.