Dan Powdermaker discusses how companies hitting the growth curve must focus to execute at potential. This means that company leaders must accurately assess their own capabilities and habits. They must husband resources effectively, strive to keep things simple, (but not too simple) and have a bias for action.

1. Riding the Growth Curve
& Staying on Top
Dan Powdermaker
Developing Focus
to Execute, Achieve & Win

2. GROWTH
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3. “Change is a constant” ≈ 318,000,000 hits
≈ 282,000,000 hits
≈ 799,000,000 hits
“Change is good”
“Change is hard”

4. What to do?

6. The Company
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7. The Organization

8. Pieces need to fit

9. Elements need to be in Sync
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10. Reducing the Delta
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11. Out of Sync = Δ
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12. How?

13. 100 Best Business Clichés
Thinking outside of the box A leading provider of... Hit the ground running
win-win situation Let's take this off-line 24/7
Giving 110% Spending more time with my family Change Agent
Best Practices Best of Breed Gotta raise the bar
Synergy Take it to the Next Level The bottom line
Paradigm Shift Drop the ball Manage expectations
Low-hanging fruit Bring our 'A' game . . . Offline
Going forward Seamless integration Actionable
Push the envelope Scalable Multi task
Web 2.0Value-added proposition At the end of the day.... Impactful
The 80%-20% rule Brings a lot of value to the table Let's be proactive here
Maximize customer satisfaction It is what it is ballpark figure
Core Competency Robust 800 pound gorilla

15. Best Tips for . . .

16. Do a few things well, or at least better
• A few things
• Repetition
• Lead by example – “Do as I do”
• Act consistently

17. TASKING

18. Multi-Tasking

19. Multi-Tasking

20. Focus

21. Procrastination

22. Kill Procrastination & Task
• Perfect vs. progress
• Keep it Simple, but not too Simple
• PRIORITIES
• ORDER
• WHO
• ROADBLOCKS
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23. Complete
Things

24. Headcount

26. Herding Cats

27. • Assemble pieces & Fit them
• Nudge/push/pull things into Sync
• Lot’s of great ideas - Focus on a few
• Get rest of team focused
• Task
• Kill Procrastination
• Complete Things
• Headcount
Remember
• You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink
• A fish rots from its head
• He who hesitates is lost, but look before you leap
Summary

29. Thank You,
Dan Powdermaker
dan@strongheartstrategies.com

30. Credits
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