The Tom Brady Problem

Pt. 1, The #1 reason your inclusion efforts will fail

Joe Kwon
Diversity Square
2 min readApr 28, 2022

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If you are like most companies that are passionate about success, you have a Tom Brady Problem.

Here’s what I mean. If you walk into a boardroom with several people, including one who looks like Tom Brady, who are most people going to assume is the leader?

And, where does that leave everyone else who doesn’t fit the Tom Brady mold? How might this impact the networks they can access, the sponsors they attract, and the opportunities they receive?

Photo by Dylan Gillis on Unsplash

To be clear, the goal here is not to ignore Tom or prevent him from winning championships for you.

The goal is to ensure that everyone who can play like Tom gets the chance to win for their teams — people like Juan, Deshawn, Priya and Ali.

The goal is to transcend statistics, increase success, and unlock higher performance by recognizing the full potential of your entire team.

This is the Tom Brady Problem.

You may be wondering what is the solution to the Tom Brady Problem?

Stay tuned for my next post

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Joe Kwon
Diversity Square

Keynote speaker on Leadership and Executive Presence, with a heart for promoting diversity *views expressed are my own