The NFL has so much to teach us.In honor of the NFL Playoffs, I decided to rack my brain for a few lessons the NFL can teach us about business. The NFL is a huge and successful beast of a business, and I don’t think it’s going anywhere anytime soon. Those are the kind of businesses we could all learn a thing, or seven, from.When hiring new talent, look for the things you can’t coach up such as positive attitude, intelligence, and grit. Those are things you can’t teach a new hire. You can teach your ways/skills and procedures. Even wisdom will be learned over time, but those intangibles, they’re either there, or they’re not.When you need a first string role filled, bring in one of your second string employees to fill the gap. Don’t go searching outside. Trust in your original draft strategy and work with the talent you’ve acquired, trained, and invested in.The Super Bowl is always the goal of every NFL team. It’s what they build for, year after year. You need to have your eye on your company’s ultimate vision, your version of the Super Bowl. Anything short of greatness every year is a bust. Though you can (and should) learn a lot from your mistakes and down years.Train everyone, let them run through it a few times, then execute your plan. Have teammates push each other and collaborate together. Share results with everyone from your “practices.” Be prepared when the game does not go the way you choreographed it.Put your team members in the best position to win. Find and analyze their strengths and weaknesses. Create a common “enemy” to intensify their passion. Let your team add their “plays” and incorporate them into your attack. It’s on a white board so you can erase what…