Using A3 Thinking in Lean Sales and Marketing

(2) One-hour Sessions on Consecutive Days When most Lean Organizations try to introduce Lean to sales and marketing they seldom take the time to develop Lean Thinking. They first start trying to apply the tools of Lean or trying to build a culture of Lean. It is a very difficult thing to do. Using the A3 Read More …

My Interpretation of the OODA Loop

Most of the material the OODA Loop, I have found to be somewhat laborsome or even very brief in its explanation. I have added to this practice, bear with me it was a long night when I made this video. As you will see reinforced in the material, it not about being faster than your Read More …

Addressing the Feedback Loops in OODA

I have spent the last several days searching for a YouTube video, information that discusses the feedback loops that are contained in this drawing of the OODA Loop: It seems when most people discuss OODA,  they spend most of their time talking about Observe-Orient-Decide-Act. Often they compare the process to PDCA which I disagree with Read More …

Developing Your Observation Skills

Jim Gilmore’s new book, Look: A Practical Guide for Improving Your Observational Skills, introduces a metaphor of “six looking glasses.” Each looking glass represents a particular skill to master in order to enhance the way we look at the world. The six skills include binoculars, bifocals, magnifying glass, microscope, rose-colored glasses, and blindfold looking. Each looking glass provides Read More …

Kaizen Event Stack

A collection of Business901 Podcasts that center on a Kaizen Event and the steps leading up to it. I have included a few meeting and communication transcriptions that I thought would prove beneficial. As of this writing, there are 13 transcriptions included. Kaizen Event Stack Stacks are a new way to organize your own publications, as Read More …

Deploying your Marketing Storyboard

Articulating a vision is not an easy process. Even more difficult is implementing the vision. Most of the time even if you had a way the vision might have changed along the way there. The important part is getting started and learning along the way. The vision needs to be there if for nothing else Read More …