Building Your Dream Team: Lessons from the Greatest Team in Sports History

Imagine this: It’s 1992. The U.S. men’s basketball team has just taken bronze in the Olympics, a disappointment for a country used to winning. Something had to change.

So, they assembled the first-ever “Dream Team”: Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, and others. Not only the best players, but the right mix of talent, leadership, and chemistry.

They didn’t just win the gold medal. They changed the entire game of basketball, inspiring players and organizations worldwide for decades to come.

Now think about your organization.

To grow, scale, and build something lasting, you need your own version of a Dream Team:

  • A visionary who sees what’s possible.
  • The operator who turns strategy into execution.
  • The future star you bet on before anyone else saw it.

But here’s the challenge: Dream Team players don’t usually raise their hands. They’re often focused on their current role, and not actively looking. Finding them means going beyond the job posting, tapping into hidden networks, and recognizing potential others might overlook.

And once you find them, you need to sell the vision. The 1992 Dream Team wasn’t motivated by money alone, they wanted to be part of something historic. The same is true for great hires today. They want to see how their role connects to the bigger picture, and they need to believe in the story you’re building.

Assembling your Dream Team can’t be left to chance. It takes knowing where to find the right players, and how to bring them together into something unforgettable.

Because when you’re building a company, you don’t just need players. You need your Dream Team.

Imagine this: It’s 1992. The U.S. men’s basketball team had just taken bronze in the Olympics, a disappointment for a country used to winning. So they assembled the first-ever “DreamTeam”: Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and Charles Barkley.

Not only the best players, but the right mix of talent, leadership, and chemistry.

They didn’t just win the gold medal. They changed the game forever.

Now think about your organization. To scale, you don’t just need players. You need your Dream Team — the visionary, the operator, the future star you bet on before anyone else saw it.

Assembling that team can’t be left to chance.  For assistance assembling your Dream Team, give us a call at Risch Results.