This video is a summary of the book Scaling Up by Verne Harnish and should give you an understanding of the subjects and key concepts in the book. I’m going to talk about who the book is intended for, what problems it solves and how it solves them and how you can use the book to further your business. [creativ_media type=”youtube” url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naYurMoPjGA&”] What is Scaling Up? Scaling Up is Mastering Read More...
This video is a summary of the book Scaling Up by Verne Harnish and should give you an understanding of the subjects and key concepts in the book. I’m going to talk about who the book is intended for, what problems it solves and how it solves them and how you can use the book to further your business. [creativ_media type=”youtube” url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naYurMoPjGA&”] What is Scaling Up? Scaling Up is Mastering Read More...
There is a certain sense of awe, a sense that everything you dreamed the business you built and worked so hard over for so long, could actually be possible. You realise that there is a lot to do, and probably too many things to list, but the realisation that there is a system you can use to scale your business that is simple, practical and actionable is profound. At least that was my experience, and it certainly has been the predominant theme in conversations with the hundreds of business Read More...
There is a certain sense of awe, a sense that everything you dreamed the business you built and worked so hard over for so long, could actually be possible. You realise that there is a lot to do, and probably too many things to list, but the realisation that there is a system you can use to scale your business that is simple, practical and actionable is profound. At least that was my experience, and it certainly has been the predominant theme in conversations with the hundreds of business Read More...
November 2014 Evolution Partners Newsletter “The fire that you want to ignite in others must first burn within you.” – Augustine of Hippo A word from Brad I spent the past week in Las Vegas for the Fortune Growth Summit learning from some pretty fascinating thought leaders and will be bringing you an overview of their messages in future newsletters Global Gazelles Award Each year Gazelles provide a Core Values award for the person (from 150 globally) who excelled Read More...
November 2014 Evolution Partners Newsletter “The fire that you want to ignite in others must first burn within you.” – Augustine of Hippo A word from Brad I spent the past week in Las Vegas for the Fortune Growth Summit learning from some pretty fascinating thought leaders and will be bringing you an overview of their messages in future newsletters Global Gazelles Award Each year Gazelles provide a Core Values award for the person (from 150 globally) who excelled Read More...
One of the most important things a management team needs to do is take time offsite to undertake strategic planning and execution thinking. In Stephen Coveys Time Management Matrix, this is quadrant 2, the work we do which is both important and not urgent. The results that stem from quadrant 2 activities include vision, perspective, balance, discipline and control. Within the Gazelles framework we recommend a meeting rhythm consisting of daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual planning. Read More...
One of the most important things a management team needs to do is take time offsite to undertake strategic planning and execution thinking. In Stephen Coveys Time Management Matrix, this is quadrant 2, the work we do which is both important and not urgent. The results that stem from quadrant 2 activities include vision, perspective, balance, discipline and control. Within the Gazelles framework we recommend a meeting rhythm consisting of daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual planning. Read More...
When I work with management teams throughout Australia delivering quarterly and annual planning workshops, there comes a point where we look to the leader in the room and ask an interesting question. The reaction from attendees other than the leader is always the same – some giggling, fidgeting in seats and anticipation, we all want to know what the CEO does, and what are their KPI’s? What is the role of the CEO? Of course pretty quickly we get a response like “Net Read More...
When I work with management teams throughout Australia delivering quarterly and annual planning workshops, there comes a point where we look to the leader in the room and ask an interesting question. The reaction from attendees other than the leader is always the same – some giggling, fidgeting in seats and anticipation, we all want to know what the CEO does, and what are their KPI’s? What is the role of the CEO? Of course pretty quickly we get a response like “Net Read More...
Who should facilitate your upcoming quarterly planning session? Or any of your strategy thinking sessions? If you are a start up or have less than $5m in annual revenues, you might have no choice but to facilitate your own sessions. However, a typical mistake that many CEOs of larger growth firms make is to facilitate their own sessions when they have the financial ability to bring in a facilitator. When working with people, it is more important to focus on being effective rather than Read More...
Who should facilitate your upcoming quarterly planning session? Or any of your strategy thinking sessions? If you are a start up or have less than $5m in annual revenues, you might have no choice but to facilitate your own sessions. However, a typical mistake that many CEOs of larger growth firms make is to facilitate their own sessions when they have the financial ability to bring in a facilitator. When working with people, it is more important to focus on being effective rather than Read More...