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Ep. 107 – Balancing Autonomy & Control
The need to balance autonomy and control is prevalent in nearly every area of our life and business. We want and need the freedom to explore and play and hunt. And, we want and need the security that comes with predictable stability. Our customer and employees value the same sort of things when interacting with…
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Ep. 106 – Structure Enables Strategy
How the people in a business are organized and how they interact with one another affects how that business serves it’s customers. That’s another way of saying: structure enables strategy, and your purpose directs them both.
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Ep. 105 – More People, More Disorder
The more people are involved in your business, the more disorder will manifest. It’s better to maintain order as you move along, than have to fix it all later. But, what does that mean? How do you do that?
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Ep. 104 – Business Turnarounds
There are times when our business falls into a sort of disorder, and we need to perform a turnaround, or overhaul, if you may. But nothing is ever so bad that you can’t make it worse. What kind of approach ought one take when working through a business turnaround?
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Ep. 103 – Fail ‘Til You Succeed
Even though I don’t like the term “Fake it, ’til you make it,” I do understand some of the intent behind it. But I don’t think the best name for that sort of entrepreneurial mindset is “Faking it.” Entrepreneurs aren’t faking it. But they are failing. What’s that about?
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Ep. 102 – The Imposter Syndrome
There’s that popular poser-friendly phrase: fake it ’til you make it. It’s the motto of most imposters struggling with fear, trying to justify their usurped position. I’m here to argue against doing any and all of that. I have a different way to go about it.
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Ep. 101 – The Missing Ingredient
Most people and businesses grow stagnant. But there are those who don’t. There are the sort of people and businesses who get after it and conquer, realizing their aims. Why is that? Why do some people run and get somewhere, while others are constantly spinning their wheels, toiling away in yesterday’s problems? If we keep…
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Ep. 100 – Death, Burial, & Resurrection
Some failures are scratches and wounds. But there is a sort of failure that is analogous to death. There is no getting through it. You can’t spin it into success, or turn it into an opportunity. There’s nothing else to do. The race is done. The results are in. You lost. Death and burial is…
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Ep. 99 – How To Make a Business Case
How can you know if your business idea is a good one or not? This is where we build a Business Case. It’s a good and necessary place to start and end, in order to know which business idea to pursue.
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Ep. 98 – Cruise On Your Own Time
Transportation is one of the Seven Wastes in your business that your customers aren’t willing to pay for. “But,” you say, “there are entire businesses built on transportation, which people do pay for.” Yes, there are delivery services that people have been and continue to pay for. So, what am I talking about?