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Hear from the (Likely) Future President of the US?
More below, but first…
3 Breakthrough Authors -- Scaling Up+ Summit Next Wed Feb 24
Monty Moran, Emily Balcetis, and Kevin Oakes will keynote (25 minutes each) next week’s complimentary Scaling Up+ Summit. Learn from these biz leaders/recent authors before the competition does. More details below, but second…
Alltite Slashes Cash Conversion Cycle by 60% (Scaling Up Case Study)
Wichita-based Alltite pivoted to bolt tightening for the wind energy industry (riches in niches – someone has to do it) and was able to double, overnight, the size of their firm – from 50 to 100 employees. With Scaling Up coach Rob Garibay’s support, they also slashed their cash conversion cycle from 222 days to 94 days and inventory losses from $400,000 to just $9000. This article details the specifics on how they accomplished all of this in under 12 months – and includes their much more aggressive and better aligned-to-strategy BHAG. Is your BHAG aligned with your strategy? Are you focused, like Alltite, on reviewing cash every day? Are you pursuing a growth industry? Please take 2 minutes to mine some ideas.
Daily Huddle Powers Canada’s Largest Home Improvement Franchise Network
If you’re struggling with the daily huddle – why it’s useful, how to structure – then please take 2-minutes to read this Forbes article on how Steven Knight, new member of EO Edmonton, is using the daily huddle to streamline his own efforts and remove bottlenecks throughout Mosaic Home Services on a daily basis. Steven details the agenda, gives ample examples, and shares how and why he initially struggled with this indispensable 10-minute daily routine. In general, every minute in a daily huddle saves 10 minutes – so a 10-minute huddle saves everyone over an hour and a half of time each day!! If you’re struggling with this habit, we can help – email us at coaching@scalingup.com
Future President of the US? Monty Moran
Tuesday evening in Boulder, I spent three-hours with former co-CEO of Chipotle Monty Moran, who scaled the firm to $23 billion in market cap and endured several major crises in the process. The key to his success? Curiosity – listening – conversation – learning – trust – love. And it’s not just me, but much more influential people are encouraging Monty to make a run for President, which I believe he will. A successful trial attorney, who scaled his law firm, he has just produced a 6-part PBS television series titled “Connected: A Search for Unity” where he connects with the most down-to-earth and disaffected people in North America – including time with the parents of Ahmaud Arbery, a young black man murdered – and those rallying around the Confederate flag – and discovers love, mutual respect, and dignity – not what the media wants to paint as massive division in our country (are we all fed up with that?). Hear from Monty next Wednesday…
Monty Moran, Emily Balcetis, and Kevin Oakes – Feb 24 Scaling Up+ Summit
…Monty will open our Scaling Up+ virtual Summit next Wed – 2:24pm ET – followed by NY Stern professor (yes, same college as crazy Scott Galloway) Emily Balcetis, author of Clearer, Closer, Better:* How Successful People See the World, who will detail how the successful really do see things differently than others. Closing out the Summit (ending 4:04pm ET) is Kevin Oakes, who took his company public and has written the finest culture book to-date titled Culture Renovation:* 18 Leadership Actions to Build an Unshakable Company. Sign up for this complimentary 90-minutes -- and outlearn the competition.
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