The NFL likes impact players - both on and off the gridiron.
As Mike Smith, Senior Vice President of Talent Management at the National Football League, will tell you recruiting and retaining these MVPs starts with developing a playbook. "My approach is to take a complex area and break it down into parts. I break talent management strategy down into different processes," explained Smith.
"The first process is how do we attract and onboard the best professionals, who we think will be culture fits for our organization. Secondly, I think about how will we motivate them, how do we actually unlock their passions so they are motivated t give maximum efffort every day."