Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

MAY 22, 2019

The Benefits of Innovation Training for Operational Employees. Why is it that organizations don’t invest in training operational employees? Companies are investing in innovation training, mostly learning frameworks like Lean, Agile, or Design Thinking. And management of operations is all about control.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Some are strategic peers, some are near peers in specific areas, some are threats as non-state disrupters operating with no rules. Together Pete, Joe Felter and I created Hacking for Defense , a nationwide program to teach university students how use Lean methodologies to solve defense and national security problems.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. John Raymond , Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force. He or she has to conduct operations today.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The United States is the 3rd most startup-friendly nation in the world, behind Germany and Japan, according to US News, but startup entrepreneurs in America still need to keep operating costs under tight control in order to build their companies and make them profitable.

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

We recently had Tim Berry, Palo Alto Software founder and business planning expert, present our Bplans audience with his latest advice on lean business planning. Start your lean business plan today: Download our Free Lean Plan Template one-page-pitch-download.pdf. I’m going to start with what’s a lean business plan.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 11, 2019

If you lack leadership skills or poorly manage your company’s time and resources, it is likely your business will be left behind. Organizational and leadership management (Enhance your management capabilities). To ensure you create a successful, profitable and long-lasting brand, read the six biggest challenges businesses face today.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

For example, they can create a clear understanding of what the brand is and what it isn’t, and steer operational models and marketing strategies to adhere to those principles. Leadership Experience. You can get leadership experience in any context where you’re in charge of other people. Reliance on Other Experts.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

It didn’t help that “innovation” was the new hot-button buzzword from senior leadership, and incubators were sprouting in every division of their company, it just made their job more unmanageable. A canonical Lean Innovation process inside a company or government agency would look something like this: Curation. Legal issues.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

They find themselves in a leadership role without much guidance and they aren’t sure how they can “skill up.” Every leader has to find their own way of doing the work of leadership. It is lonely being a leader, and leadership is lonely work. Your staff will be amazed by your engaging leadership, and will be more empowered.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2019

These processes reduce risk to an overall organization, but each layer of process reduces the ability to be agile and lean and – most importantly – responsive to new opportunities and threats. And by product, I mean the creation of new hardware, services, software, tools, operations, tradecraft, etc.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Now they are starting to use the Lean Innovation process (see here and here ) to turn ideas into solutions. Test if the Lean Innovation process actually accelerates technology adoption and an innovation ecosystem. Lean Innovation is a Process. The Lean Innovation process is a self-regulating, evidence-based innovation pipeline.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The idea of exploitation versus exploration was central in my own work in building the lean methodology for start-ups. In sharp contrast, start-ups operate in “search/ explore ” mode, seeking a repeatable and profitable business model. Today, lean is the de facto method for building new start-ups. Companies that survive do both.

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Board Effect

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The Benefits of Generative AI for Nonprofits Nonprofit organizations and associations typically run on tight budgets and lean staff numbers. No matter the level of comfort or experience with AI, board members, as well as organizational leadership and staff, need training.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 23, 2020

When it comes to promoting the flow of value to the customer, an excellent methodology is the LEAN approach, in other words, through two guiding tenets: continuous improvement and respect for people. What is the LEAN approach? What is the LEAN approach? As businesses continually evolve, so too does the LEAN approach.

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OnlyOnce

AUGUST 4, 2022

Last week, I wrote about the concept of the Operating Philosophy , and how it fits with a company’s Operating Framework and Operating System and defines the essence of who you are as a company…what form of company you are. So this time around at Bolster , we’re trying to be more intentional about this up front.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2021

The important thing is to gain experience with how fast-paced companies operate, the relationships you need to be successful, and all the different hats you’ll have to wear. Go lean with your planning. A startup is about execution and speed, so you need to start lean. You won’t get this experience in college.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 29, 2016

We tend to associate the government with words like bureaucracy rather than lean innovation. Department of Defense by adopting Lean Methodology inside their agency. The good news for the country is that the leadership of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency has decided to turn the ship now. The Innovation Insurgency.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 29, 2016

We tend to associate the government with words like bureaucracy rather than lean innovation. Department of Defense by adopting Lean Methodology inside their agency. The good news for the country is that the leadership of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency has decided to turn the ship now. The Innovation Insurgency.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

AgileFall is an ironic term for program management where you try to be agile and lean, but you keep using waterfall development techniques. We’re helping them convert one of the critical product lines inside an existing division from a traditional waterfall project management process into Lean. All good Lean basics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2017

The best founders operate with a key set of internal principles that allow them to break through all but the toughest business obstacles. Leadership with general and domain knowledge. Implement “lean startup” principles. In my own experience as an investor, I have concluded that success is more about the people than the product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

It’s about relationships, communication, thought leadership, and social value contribution. It requires that you lean into complexity to proactively align people, processes, and systems to deliver on new opportunities, often at the expense of current and comfortable ones.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 25, 2015

I’ve spent this year working with corporations and government agencies that are adopting and adapting Lean Methodologies. Several pockets of innovation in his agency have begun to look to startups and have tried to adopt lean methods. In Silicon Valley, the operative word in any pitch is “disrupt.”

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 12, 2012

Follow Weekly Leader to find the latest in leadership news and best practices for improvement. This blog offers great advice for transforming yourself into a lean and mean manager. Read Jamie Flinchbaugh’s blog about transformational leadership to find out how you can get to your ideal state as a manager. Managing Leadership.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

#6- Creating opportunities for all individuals Photo Credit: Daisy Liang According to one source, the role of management is being displaced and outsourced to technology, and entrepreneurship and innovation will be driven by execution and leadership, with producers and integrators leading the way in driving innovation and efficiencies.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

recently wrote a post talking about how some VCs meddle in operating company decisions or some executive teams are too reliant on VCs to jump in and make hard calls for them. So operating at a higher level, helping to set the framework for decision making and then sitting down and watching the game be played, is certainly the way to go.”

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Namely, as many as 50% of them never make it to their fifth anniversary, and around one-third are unable to conclude the initial year of operations. The only way to undercut their efforts is to exercise strategies of cost leadership or differentiation, which translates to slashing the prices or offering something more innovative.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

For those of you who’ve been busy keeping up with business operations and haven’t had time to do formal innovation this year, all is not lost. It might remind you of Lean. It should, it borrows concepts from Lean, but it’s Not Lean. Lean is strategic and long term. Lean requires learning Lean.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 23, 2020

As a leadership coach, going into 2021, I intend to shift how I acquire new clients to support in their leadership journey as an aspiring or first-time leader. 9- Focusing on lean operations. No matter what type of business you run, cutting costs and operating more efficiently should be a top priority.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 16, 2023

You’ll need proven experience in these areas along with strong leadership skills because you’ll be expected not only develop but also execute effective marketing strategies. In contrast, fractional CMO services provide experienced marketing leadership without breaking the bank. So how do they typically work?

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 14, 2023

He was a McKinsey & Company consultant and left to become a serial entrepreneur, where he operated six companies as CEO or Executive Chairman. 03:27] How’d you come up with five steps that you lean on as being the critical elements? [05:11] 14:05] You introduce the operating plan , can you please explain that? [17:51]

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2020

It’s about relationships, communication, thought leadership, and social value contribution. It requires that you lean into complexity to proactively align people, processes, and systems to deliver on new opportunities, often at the expense of current and comfortable ones.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

Greater discipline during boom times offered more flexibility during lean years. And getting it right during the lean years, Bain reports , has a massive impact on companies’ growth rate after things improve: ( Image source ). He continues: It’s OK to continue to operate. Image source ). Why brand matters more than ever.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2016

As the leader of a team, the key skill you need to head a strong team is leadership. If it doesn’t come quite as naturally to you, study different leadership styles and techniques. Keep daily records of their use and have oversight on all operations of big machinery. The same practices in manufacturing often also apply here.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. On October 8 at 10a PT, we’ll be talking about bringing Lean Startup methods to established companies, precisely the kinds of businesses that are most resistant to experimentation, even as they desperately need it. That''s hard. That’s Eric Ries’s job.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2022

You may have a brilliant product strategy, but your operational teams seem to fight change, as well as each other, resulting in turf battles and confusion, leading to the internal drama and problems that occupy too much of your time. Trying to control what you can’t influence just creates worry and unproductive stress.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Last May, I shared the news that long-time Lean Startup advocates Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits were working on a new book called The Lean Entrepreneur featuring illustrations by FAKEGRIMLOCK. LitMotors approach to using Lean Startup to create a new vehicle category. That new book is about to hit bookstores everywhere.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 28, 2017

When Colonel Peter Newell headed up the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force (REF) he used lean methods on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan to provide immediate technology solutions to urgent problems. This will arm you with the tools needed to get them (or their leadership) to agree on the right problem that needs to be solved first.

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