2012 was the best year in the firm's history. Strategic Discipline's focus on priorities, meetings and metrics made a significant the difference in our ability to achieve our targets.

Scott Ford, Cornerstone Wealth Management Group ~ Hagerstown, MD

The difference we've seen compared to other business development processes within a very short period of time, in some cases within days or even hours is you end up with actual work product, deliverable plans and agendas that help.

Scott Bennett, Nations Financial Group ~ Cedar Rapids, IA

Doug's Four Decisions Workshop has allowed our company to focus on our top priorities for the year. With the use of the 1 page strategic plan, company and individual dashboards we are better able to track performance and measure results. For the first time we have a clear company goal with everyone working towards that common goal. We are extremely excited to continue working with Doug in the future.

Greg Mercurio ~ IFTI Independent Floor Testing & Inspection, Inc, Concord, CA

Daily Huddles are by far the best thing we've learned. Lots of our operations decisions have been made through the use of the daily huddle process. Having four daily huddles each day is a pain, yet it's the most productive and best thing that's happened to me as a manager.

Burges Kerawalla ~ Autopia Car Wash, Fremont, CA

Just wanted to let you know our first Supper Huddle was a huge success!! Your help certainly was beneficial in its success!! Thanks again for all of your help!!!.

Tyna, Charge Team ~ JPMA

In 2013, in addition to growing sales dollars and market share, we cut our return beer rate (ROR) by over 35%. Nearly $600,000 less beer was double handled and brought back to the warehouse by your efforts. This improvement drove the revenue and gross margin numbers up, as well as helped considerably in reducing warehouse, merchandising, and delivery costs.

"Mike Schulte, VP Sales, Fleck Sales Company ~ Cedar Rapids, IA

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Revenue is Vanity, Profit is Sanity, Cash is King – Alan Miltz Denver ScaleUp Summit

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Cash in your business provides Oxygen (a business can breathe easily when it’s not focused on worries over cash to make payroll, pay bills on time, invest in people or capital investments ) and Options. When you have great cash flow you have options other businesses don’t.

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Do Less, Then Obsess Work Smart Example – Great at Work Denver ScaleUp Summit

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Was there another lesson to be learned from The 20 Mile March Discipline – Great by Choice?

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Complexify, Passion, Obsession – Brad Feld Denver ScaleUp Summit

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“We suck Less!” Brad Feld

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Quit What You Suck At –LovePop - Denver Scale Up Summit

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will know our first guest speaker at the Denver Scale Up Summit last week, if you’re a fan of Shark.

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DO LESS, THEN OBSESS – HOW TO BE GREAT AT WORK

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Have you ever wondered why you have to work long hours and others go home on time or early?

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HOW - STRATEGY LOGIC FLOW DOS AND DON’TS

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No one would start to play a competitive game without knowing how to win.

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