Post by Jack Wagner

102 matches down and 2 to go for the World Cup! Sunday's final comes down to two coaches nobody expected to get here. Lionel Scaloni was a reserve player with no coaching credentials. Diego Maradona said he "wouldn't even be able to direct traffic." He is now the most decorated Argentina manager in a generation, with a World Cup and two Copa Americas. Luis de la Fuente spent a decade in Spain's youth system before anyone handed him the senior team. He was seen as a development coach, not a finals coach. He won Euro 2024 and is 90 minutes from a World Cup. Two coaches who were not the obvious choice. Two coaches who won anyway. The pattern matters for revenue leaders. The most credentialed hire is not always the right hire. The track record you are looking for is not always the one on the resume. Scaloni built trust. De la Fuente built conviction. Both built teams that outlasted the critics. In Revenue Architecture, the leaders who last are rarely the ones who looked most qualified at the start. They are the ones who built something real and stuck to it. Sunday is going to be worth watching. Follow for more on Revenue Operations and Revenue Architecture. #RevenueOperations #RevOps #RevenueArchitecture #GTM #Leadership #WorldCup #Argentina #Spain