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The “M” Game – Hard Systems: Execution System

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Nov 6, 2023

This blog was created by Execution. Strategic Discipline originated from Verne Harnish's principles provided initially in Mastering the Rockefeller Habits, and then Scaling Up. In The “M” Game Shannon points out these principles were also included in Jim Collins’ Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0 and Jack Stack’s Great Game of Business.

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Topics: Strategic Discipline, meeting rhythms, Business Priorities, priorities, metrics, Execution, Metronomics, Shannon Byrne Susko, The "M" Game

The “M” Game – Hard Systems: Strategy System

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Oct 30, 2023

The primary reason I added Metronomic’s and Shannon Susko’s 3HAG Way to my coaching tools was to help my customers improve their strategy.

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Topics: Strategic Discipline, Strategy Decision, Strategy - How, Shannon Byrne Susko, Strategy Creation, The "M" Game, Hard and Soft Systems, Metronomics Repeatable Playbook, Metronomics Hard Systems

Fall in Love with Boredom

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Sep 4, 2023

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Topics: Strategic Discipline, Character, Atomic Habits, James Clear, Flow State, The Goldilocks Rule

Is A Recession Ahead?  How to Prepare for the Unexpected

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Dec 19, 2022

“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.”

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Topics: Discipline, Strategic Discipline, Purpose, preparation, Resilience, Growth Framework, Recession, Bootcamp

Cancer Cured: No One Is Guilty, I Am Responsible

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Apr 25, 2022

IIn 2012 I spent 8 months in the hospital battling Acute Myeloid Leukemia. For the past 6 years, I’ve been writing a book about my journey and miraculous recovery.

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Topics: Acute Myeloid Luekemia, Strategic Discipline, Discipline Plan, Cancer Cured, Mental Health

Establish a Routine - Double Results

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Sep 28, 2020

In Stillness Is the Key Ryan Holiday asks, Isn’t the whole point of greatness that you’re freed from trivial rules and regulations? That you can do whatever you want?”

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Topics: Discipline, Strategic Discipline, Discipline Plan, routine sets you free, routine, Ryan Holiday, Stillness is the Key

DISCIPLINE - A Principle of Greatness

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, May 20, 2019

“A culture of discipline is not a principle of business; it is a principle of greatness.” ~ Jim Collins, Good to Great

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Topics: Discipline, Strategic Discipline, Culture of Discipline, Jim Collins, Businesss Disciplines, Turning the Flywheel

Accelerate Momentum – Score Your Flywheel

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, May 13, 2019

Why did Jeff Bezos describe Amazon’s Flywheel in Brad Stone’s The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon as Amazon’s “secret sauce?”

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Topics: Strategic Discipline, Jim Collins, Build up to Breakthrough Flywheel, Turning the Flywheel, Flywheel

The Flywheel - A Customer Example

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, May 6, 2019

Why create a flywheel for your business?

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Topics: Strategic Discipline, Discipline Plan, Culture of Discipline, Jim Collins, Build up to Breakthrough Flywheel, Turning the Flywheel, Flywheel

A Map – The Journey from Good To Great

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Apr 22, 2019

Many customers ask, how do we apply Jim Collins’ work to make the leap from Good to Great?

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Topics: Strategic Discipline, Discipline Plan, Culture of Discipline, Jim Collins, Build up to Breakthrough Flywheel, Turning the Flywheel, Flywheel, Roadmap from Good to Great

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The Strategic Discipline Blog focuses on midsize business owners with a ravenous appetite to improve his or her leadership skills and business results.

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