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Bottom Line Change - Zingerman’s Deli (Atlanta Growth Summit)

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Jun 13, 2016

There was no PowerPoint to share, few metrics and no major book to push. 

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Topics: change, Growth Summit, Execution, Ari Weinzweig

Last to First – Jim Whitehurst - (Atlanta Growth Summit)

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Thu, Jun 2, 2016

Going from last (18th place among all major airlines) to first was the story that captured my attention with our second speaker at the Scale Up Fortune Atlanta Growth Summit.. 

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Topics: Growth Summit, Execution, The Open Organization, Jim Whitehurst, Delta Airlines

Understand How To Win – Gen. Stanley McChrystal (Atlanta Growth Summit)

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Tue, May 31, 2016

Change. 

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Topics: People Decisions, Growth Summit, Execution, daily huddle, General Stanley McChrystal

A Hero In Your Business Is a Problem

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Thu, May 5, 2016

A Hero!

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Topics: Strategic Discipline, Execution, Scrum, Waste

Scrum’s Daily Stand Up Huddle

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Apr 18, 2016

Friday I met with a good friend of mine who is struggling with what to do in his job.  His struggle is essentially the issue offered in The Greatest Crime.  He feels limited by his company.  Ideas he suggests get sidelined or ignored. His company doesn’t hold any meetings to keep him engaged.  He feels isolated and unable to contribute.

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Topics: consistently execute, Execution, daily huddle, Scrum, Execution

West Point’s Pearson’s Law & Scrum Lesson

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Thu, Mar 24, 2016

Search on Google for Pearson’s Law and you’ll discover the first article is one I wrote on this principle entitled simply Pearson’s Law.  I’m proud the attention I’ve given and received on Pearson’s Law has received this amount of consideration.

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Topics: Discipline, Pearsons Law, Pearson's Law, consistently execute, Execution, Scrum

Scrum Origins: Cancer, ATM’s & Worthless Plans

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Mar 7, 2016

In the movie “Saving Private Ryan,” the scene from Omaha Beach reinforces General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s quote, “Plans are Worthless, Planning is Everything.”  

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Topics: Process/Productivity Drivers, productivity, Execution, Scrum

Multitasking Makes You Stupid – Yes STUPID!

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Thu, Feb 11, 2016

You’ve experienced it.  The person driving in front, beside you, way ahead or behind is driving erratically.  Maybe they’re driving too fast, encroaching in your lane, or just plodding along and then making adjustments that disrupt others around them.

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Topics: One Thing, Execution, Scrum, Multi-tasking

BIG LIE #3 – Myth of Self Discipline

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Thu, Dec 10, 2015

Do you recognize this person? 

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Topics: consistently execute, habits, Execution

Twice the Work in Half the Time: Scrum – Dallas Growth Summit

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Nov 2, 2015

“Plans are Worthless, Planning is Everything!” General Dwight D Eisenhower.

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Topics: Process/Productivity Drivers, Growth Summit, productivity, Execution

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