Culture Change Begins With Naming Behaviors
Ready for a culture change? You might think so, but when it comes to culture change what often gets overlooked is that you can’t just create a culture. You need to shift away from your current culture to the new culture. This starts with identifying both the behaviors you want
Read MoreDon’t Hand Over the Keys to Outside Lean Resources
While engaging outside resources for your organization certainly has its benefits, you need to be careful not to fall into the pitfall of over-reliance on these lean resources. Believe it or not there can be too much outside help. Watch the video to find out what happens when you rely
Read MoreWhy Genericizing Lean is a Problem
We use the word lean as a descriptor for many things, the problem with this is it becomes very generic and becomes attached to anything positive or good within the organization. In this video, I explain why putting everything good you do as a business under the umbrella of lean
Read MoreAvoid These Three Lean Pitfalls
I have worked with hundreds of companies on their lean journeys and want to share with you some of the pitfalls and challenges businesses experience. Here are three things to avoid as you continue or start your lean journey. Watch the video for a deeper dive into each pitfall. Lean
Read MoreMy Notes from Jeff and Mark Bezo’s Rare Interview
This interview was conducted in 2017 but I only just watched it (but wrote it before the news of his pending divorce). It is very unique, with Jeff Bezos’ brother conducting the interview, and at no point do they delve into the Amazon.com business model. It is really about Jeff, which
Read MoreBusiness Model Canvas- Pivot Points
For many startups pivoting means moving away from what they are doing that isn’t working, but for larger organizations, the pivot is often about expanding and leveraging. Your pivot points come from your business model canvas, which gives you your base menu you can build your strategic plan off of.
Read MoreBusiness Model Canvas- Blind Spots
Blind spots occur in business when we naturally move toward the areas of business we are most comfortable and interested in and neglect the areas that don’t hold our focus. The business model canvas helps bring into focus neglected areas so that we can take action and improve the business.
Read MoreBusiness Model Canvas- Defining Who
Your business model helps identify who needs to be brought into the conversation when you are making a change in the company. The phrase, “I don’t know” means that you are missing key people in your conversation.
Read MoreBusiness Model Canvas-An Introduction
The business model canvas is not solely for the benefit of entrepreneurs, all businesses can benefit from it especially when evaluating changes in their business model. The business model canvas is a tool that businesses can use to facilitate a dialog around where your business model currently is, where it needs
Read MoreMetrics: It’s about more than measurements
We often hear “we cannot manage what we cannot measure”. I think the better way to say it and approach improvement is that you cannot manage or improve what you cannot evaluate. As you are looking to improve something you need to ask how you are going to understand what
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