Communities Just Don’t Happen Mind Map

I have gotten out of the habit making as many mind maps as I once did. It is probably because the amount of books that I now have on Kindle. My current tendency is to highlight and make electronic notes in the book itself. It has replaced the post-it-notes inside the books on my bookshelf. Read More …

Is Trust in Sales Still Needed?

The Trust Equation Trustworthiness = (Credibility + Reliability + Intimacy) / Self-Orientation The above equation was a central part of a discussion with Charles Green, author of a series of books that have long been a favorite of mine.  I own all of them and even have one in both print and audio. These books Read More …

How to Improve Your Trustworthiness

Next week’s Business901 podcast is with Charles Green, author of a series of books that have long been a favorite of mine. I own all of them and even have one in both print and audio. These books seem to be timeless and never more on point than the present. Charles Book’s: Trust-Based Selling: Using Read More …

Can An Introvert Tell A Good Story?

Claudio, aka Agile Sensei, is an independent Lean & Agile software development consultant, public speaker and dramatic storytelling journeyman. He offers vital transformational leadership and management experience to help individuals and organizations achieve phenomenal improvements. His current work on Lean Enterprise Architecture is set to enable tighter strategy alignment and collaboration between business and IT Read More …

The Original Pizza Game at AME Jacksonville

Bob Petruska of Sustain Lean Consulting will be working his magic in his upcoming workshop at the 2014 Jacksonville AME Conference where you can participate and witness the hands-on Pizza Game. Learn the basics of value stream mapping (VSM) and create your own maps with metrics showing the potential benefits. You will gain practical Lean Read More …

30% Of Wars Are Won By The Weaker Opponent

The  OODA Loop was a focus of a discussion in a past Business901 Podcast with Dr. Terry Barnhart.  It offered some practical applications using the OODA Loop in and outside of rapid deployment. Dr. Barnhart has published a book that mentions the OODA Loop in it. The book is Creating a Lean R&D System: Lean Principles and Read More …