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You Can’t Be Good at Everything – Truth #1 to Deliver Uncommon Service

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Jan 15, 2024

A common mistake small to mid-size businesses make is trying to be good at everything.

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Topics: customer service, Differentiation, Differentiation Strategy, Key Attribution Framework, Uncommon Service, The Four Service Truths, Frances Frei Anne Morriss

The Sweet Spot Between Flawed and Flawless – Human Potential

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Dec 25, 2023

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Topics: Adam Grant, Character, Hidden Potential, Character Development, Good Enough, Perfectionism

Absorb & Adapt, Become a Human Sponge – Hidden Potential

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Dec 18, 2023

In Character Skills, Accelerate Growth by Amplifying Discomfort we shared the first of three kinds of courage to develop character. This week, how to create the ability to absorb and adapt.

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Topics: Human Potential, Adam Grant, Character, Character Development, Become a Sponge, Absorb & Adapt

Character Skills, Accelerate Growth by Amplifying Discomfort – Hidden Potential

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Dec 11, 2023

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Topics: Adam Grant, Mistakes, Character, Hidden Potential, Character Development, Encourage Making Mistakes

Your Kindergarten Teacher Influenced Your Success - Character – Hidden Potential

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

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Topics: Adam Grant, Character, Hidden Potential, Proactive, Prosocial, Disciplined, Determined

The Coach Cascade System - The “M” Game

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Nov 27, 2023

In Part 3 of The “M” Game Shannon Susko focuses on Results.

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Topics: Metronomics, Shannon Byrne Susko, The "M" Game, Milo's Tea, The Coach Cascade System, Patricia Wallwork

The “M” Game – Hard Systems: Cash System

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Nov 13, 2023

“Growth Sucks Cash!”

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Topics: Cash, Your Cash Flow Story, Cash Decisions, Metronomics, The "M" Game, Metronomics Hard Systems, The Cash System

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

The “M” Game – Soft Systems: Human System

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Oct 23, 2023

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Topics: Topgrading, Topgrading, People Decisions,, Human System, Shannon Byrne Susko, The "M" Game, Metronomics Soft Systems, Seal Masters of Hawaii

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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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