I recently wrote about the importance of “Framework Thinking” as a way to simplify how you look at problems, structures, and processes so I thought I would extend that thinking as an example of how you can think about how you organize your business structure. Scaling an organization requires an evolution of maturity in your […]
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Simplify Alignment with Framework Thinking
Entrepreneurs get started in business with a great idea and the energy to bring it to reality. Then they grow the business based on hard work. Hopefully that hard work translates into a growing team of exceptional team players around them. But at some point the outcomes of raw desire and entrepreneurial energy start to […]
Build a Strong Foundation for Innovation
Those of you who know me won’t be shocked by the fact that I have a serious passion for innovation. I believe you always need to be constantly pushing your organization (and your life) forward. You need to focus on reinventing what you do and how you do it as often as possible to drive […]
Who Are The Leaders?
More and more often we are seeing organizations distance themselves from traditional title-based (VP, Director, etc) positions within their organizational structure and instead moving to a role-based structure. Companies are looking carefully at each layer of the organization in order to create consistency in the activities performed at each level and drive efficiency and productivity […]
Imagination is More Important Than Knowledge
I came across this quote the other day in the book Disrupt by Luke Williams (from frog design) and it hit me in it’s simplicity: Imagination is more important than knowledge.-Albert Einstein Perhaps given the source I shouldn’t be surprised by the simplicity, but it’s such an obvious concept to me it got me to […]
The Importance of Book Ends
Take a look at your book shelf. You might have a nice built-in bookcase, an IKEA Billy case, or perhaps an open shelf on the wall, but any of them will do. Now imagine that your book shelf didn’t have any sides or book ends… how easy do you think it would be to keep your library […]