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Dear ScaleUps,
Hope itâs been a productive and purposeful week. Here are some insights/opportunities to help you outlearn/outthink the competition.
ScaleUp Summit Anaheim --
Join the largest gathering of executives leading scaleups - along with a dozen+ authors of the top business books to outlearn the competition - and have some fun. Ben Horowitz, Chip Conley, David Meerman Scott, John DiJulius, Robert Glazer, Alden Mills, Mark Divine, Santiago Jaramillo, and the infamous Molly Bloom (of the movie Mollyâs Game fame) and more. Weâll host a fun casino party in Mollyâs honor with the band Policed. And Iâll be leading an optional half-day Scaling Up workshop included in the registration price. Executive education is no longer a nice-to-have, itâs the single highest ROI of any marginal dollar invested - and the Summit is like reading a dozen biz books, the pace of A-player execs. See you in Anaheim Oct 15 â 17.
Red Balloonâs Latest BHAG and Scoreboard --
In 2005 Red Balloon founder Naomi Simson, having sold just 7500 experiences, set a BHAG to sell 2 million experiences (representing 10% of Australiaâs population) by 2015. Equally important, she put up a big scoreboard and tracked it real time. Results? Her team achieved the BHAG two years early, in 2013. Her latest BHAG is based around âvelocity of experiences servedâ with the goal being 1 per second! Currently they are at 1 per 49 seconds. Are you tracking your BHAG real time? Posted on big scoreboards?
6 Questions Before Launching a Moon-Shot Project --
This HBR article uses Jeff Bezosâs space ambitions to demonstrate six questions to evaluate the likely success of a significant project. Notes the authors:
We have come to realize that the success of a project largely depends on six questions. Six simple, straightforward, yes-or-no questions. Below, weâll apply them to Bezosâs space ambitions to analyze and assess the likelihood of his moon shotâs succeeding (literally and figuratively). As you read, apply these questions to your own moon shot projects and make your own assessment. |
Not surprising, the six questions are summarized as Who, What, When, Where, How, and Why - the same that have driven the One-Page Strategic Plan for almost two decades. And we would add âshould or shouldnâtâ - a core values/ethical question. Anyway, the more detailed questions in the article are excellent and serve as a quick way to evaluate your ambitious projects. I have a new moon-shot project to bring together the owners of sports team in the US and Europe and using these 6 questions during a key meeting today to assess the likely success - stay tuned. Thanks to Steve Hall for sharing.
Rewarding A-Players --
Our 180+ coaching partners participate in a Yammer channel where they support each other in coaching you. This week one of the partners posted âA client has asked how she should better understand the drivers/motivations of her A-Players and appropriately reward them to inspire and retain that valuable talent. Interested in what others have done.â Another partner responded with an excellent list:
ScaleUp Mastersâ Program (SMP) Coming to Philadelphia --
Feb 24 - 26 is the kickoff of our next SMP. Itâs an opportunity for five firms to coming together quarterly for a year to master the tools/techniques of Scaling Up (Rockefeller Habits 2.0). The program integrates all our offerings - coaching, learning, and our technology platform that gives you a real time scoreboard to drive execution. For more information go to this link.
CEO-BOOTCAMP: spend 3.5 days with Verne, serial entrepreneur John Ratliff, and 6 other CEOs in a beautiful retreat setting, addressing the constraints holding back you, your business, and your industry. Jan 14 - 17; Jan 21 - 24; Mar 10 - 13, 2020.
EXITING: Looking to sell the business in the next 18 to 36 months? Want to avoid the traps many sellers fall into with today's buyers? You can download the white paper Seven Traps Sophisticated Buyers Deploy Against Unwary Sellers from align5 advisors here
EDUCATION:
ScaleUp Summit Fall 2019
Anaheim, CA - Oct 15-16, 2019
Scaling Up User Conference Fall 2019
Anaheim, CA - Oct 17, 2019
Verne in London - Sep 24, 2019
Shannon, Ireland - Sep 26, 2019
12-Month Scaling Up Masterâs Program Philadelphia Boot Camp Kickoff: February 24th, 25th and 26th
Scaling Up Business Growth Workshops
Adelaide, Australia - Sep 4 & 5, 2019 (2 Day Masterclass)
Scottsdale, AZ - Sep 5, 2019
Portland, OR - Sep 10, 2019
San Francisco, CA - Sep 12, 2019
Atlanta, GA - Sep 12, 2019
Los Angeles, CA - Sep 12, 2019
Sydney, Australia - Sep 17, 2019
Woburn, MA - Sep 24, 2019
Brisbane, Australia - Sep 25, 2019
Oklahoma City, OK - Sep 27, 2019
Niagara-On-the-Lake, Ontario â Sept. 27, 2019
Boca Raton, FL - Oct 3, 2019
Ann Arbor, MI - Oct 2, 2019
Costa Mesa, CA - Oct 8, 2019
Sydney, Australia - Oct 9 & 10, 2019 (2 Day Masterclass)
Waltham, MA â October 10, 2019
Dallas, TX - Oct 24, 2019
Lancaster, PA - Oct 29, 2019
Sarasota Area, Florida â Oct. 29, 2019
Research Triangle Park, NC - Oct 29, 2019
Hartford, CT - Oct 29, 2019
Oklahoma City, OK - Nov 7, 2019
Los Angeles, CA - Nov 12, 2019
Vancouver, BC, CAN - Nov 19, 2019
Kelowna, BC, Canada â Nov. 20, 2019
Sydney, Australia - Nov 21, 2019
Melbourne, Australia - Nov 26, 2019
Sydney, Australia - Dec 3, 2019
Scottsdale, AZ - Dec 3, 2019
San Diego, CA - Dec 10, 2019
Waltham, MA â January 16, 2020
COACHING:
Have you ever wondered if working with a coach might accelerate your company's growth, exponentially? Do you have what it takes to move the dial from good to great? The Scaling Up team is prepared to support you. We have helped 40,000 other organizations over the past 30+ years, in scaling up their organizations through coaching, workshops, online training and more.
We would like to offer you a complimentary, personal follow-up from our Scaling Up team to share how we can support you in scaling your organization.
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TECHNOLOGY:
Create Accountability - Drive Execution with Align, cloud-based software designed to scale up your Rockefeller Habits implementation. www.alignwithscalingup.com - on your computer, tablet or phone. Click here to watch an introductory video.
Better Book Club -- What's your team reading? Increase your books read per team member. Easy, Proven, and in the Cloud at http://www.BetterBookClub.com.
Growth Institute Online Executive Education:
Master of Business Dynamics
Scaling Up Master Business Course
Exponential Organizations Master Business Course
Topgrading Master Business Course
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