Strategic Discipline Blog
Topics: Business Growth, One Thing, meeting rhythms, The Power of Habit, routine, Keystone Habit
What’s more important? Want to or how to?
Topics: Business Growth, People, Core Purpose, Business Culture
Topics: employee engagement, Business Growth, Leadership Training, leadership, effective delegation
Winners Never Cheat – Why Jon Huntsman Became Rich and Gives so Much
Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Aug 18, 2014
Why does a self-made multi-billionaire choose to give so much to charitable, education, and health organizations? Why is giving Jon Huntsman’s favorite topic?
Topics: Business Growth, Give and Take, cancer, Philanthropy
The book Essentialism confronts the notion that we can have it all while supporting the idea less is more. There is a common theme that underlies its principles. It’s a requirement for success in any endeavor. That prerequisite is discipline.
Topics: Business Growth, Strategic Discipline, Great by Choice, One Page Strategic Plan, less is more, strategy, Southwest Airlines
Does the System or Talent Contribute More to Business Growth?
Posted by Douglas A Wick on Thu, Jul 10, 2014
What’s more important, having a great system or talent?
Does choosing systems fly in the face of Jim Collins, “First Who than What” principle from Good To Great?
Topics: Good to Great, Business Growth, People, Jim Collins, Business System
How and How Much Should You Give – 3 Lessons from Give and Take
Posted by Douglas A Wick on Wed, Jul 2, 2014
Did you know there’s a way to give that makes you feel better? It can actually help you avoid burnout. Did you know there’s a recommended amount of giving that rewards you most and that giving beyond that provides diminishing returns?
Topics: Business Growth, People, Give and Take, Givers and Takers, Michelle Wick
Topics: Business Growth, People, positive reinforcement, Best Business Practices, Give and Take
Topics: Business Growth, Patrick Lencioni, measurement
3 Rules, 5 Attributes Make A Good Company Achieve Business Growth!
Posted by Douglas A Wick on Thu, May 29, 2014
A number of books I’ve read this past year suggest that being a good company, having a Core Purpose (Patrick Lencioni’s The Advantage), and Brand Ideal (Grow by Jim Stengel) and focusing on the humanity of your business can make you not only more successful but more profitable.
Topics: Good to Great, Business Growth, Good Company, Conscious Capitalism