Nick Saban is widely regarded as one of the most successful college football coaches of our time. Over the years, he’s won his fair share of championships—yet every season, he lost talented assistant coaches and players. So how did he continue to build winning teams year after year?

A few months ago, I met with one of our mowing teams on campus to discuss the poor quality of mowing, edging, and trimming work being completed. I was expecting much better-quality cuts and eye-for-detail in our t...