Built to Last author John Warrillow kicked off Wednesday’s Growth Summit. His presentation on recurring revenue ideas from his new book The Automatic Customer should be what this blog is on. That was until Rabbi Stephen Baars presented. Rabbi Baars delivered the shortest of the four Leadership speakers, about 15 minutes in length. There were four outstanding presentations today, I believe he had the greatest impact on the audience.
Strategic Discipline Blog
Douglas A Wick
Recent Posts
Less is More - Think Like a Winner – Orlando Growth Summit
Posted by Douglas A Wick on Thu, May 14, 2015
Topics: less is more, Growth Summit, Growth Summit. Learning, Rabbi Stephen Baars
Hooked: How to Build Habit Forming Products – Orlando Growth Summit
Posted by Douglas A Wick on Wed, May 13, 2015
This blog is no stranger to the value of habits. We’ve written about habits many times in the past.
Topics: leadership, Growth Summit, habits, customer loyalty, Customer needs, appreciation
We’ve discussed how innovation occurs in your business previously in What's Your Innovation Process Look Like?
Topics: employee engagement, Core Values, employee performance, Pearsons Law
Are you open to learn from your errors? If you’re open to learn from your mistakes, often they can launch success and opportunities that would never have occurred without accepting failure.
Topics: Employee Feedback, themes, Culture of Discipline, Company Culture, Scaling Up Verne Harnish
Why, What, How of a Weekly Meeting and Meeting Rhythms
Posted by Douglas A Wick on Thu, Apr 30, 2015
Last blog Why Meeting Rhythms are a Critical Strategic Discipline we captured why weekly meetings are so important, providing a little tease on why, what, and how to conduct this centerpiece of aligning discipline that stirs growth in your business.
Topics: Customer Feedback, Employee Feedback, weekly meetings, meeting rhythms, Best Business Practices
Why Meeting Rhythms are a Critical Strategic Discipline
Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Apr 27, 2015
Topics: weekly meetings, Business Growth, Balanced Priorities, meeting rhythms, Business Dashboards, pattern recognition, Radical Change, Radical Stability
Topics: employee engagement, Strength Based Leadership, Q12, First Break All the Rules, Performance Management, Communication
Saturday, my son Noah, performed a solo and in a quintet at Solo and Ensemble, at Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Watching him perform reminded me of the irony of freedom. It also reminded me of a quote I’ve used several times in my blog, that the will to win isn’t as important as the will to prepare to win.
Topics: Discipline, Culture of Discipline, Rockefeller Habits Checklist, commitment, preparation
My plan for this blog originally was the irony of freedom. The past three days working with an enthusiastic and dedicated group of leaders from a new customer who started with me in February for a private two day Rockefeller Habits Workshop. They’d previously attended the Four Decision Workshop in November.
Topics: quarterly meetings, Core Purpose, Profit per X, Hedgehog Concept, BHAG, Core Competencies, quarterly plan, Quarterly Victories
“Without a purpose any problem is too big.” Ernest C. Wilson, The Week that Changed the World.
Topics: Acute Myeloid Luekemia, Core Purpose, Built to Last, Jim Collins, Michelle Wick