RapidStart Leadership

JULY 25, 2017

When I picked up Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne, I thought it was going to be all about what the title suggests – developing successful business strategies, (possibly with some kind of nautical theme). It was about strategy. It’s a good book about strategy. Blood in the Water. Click To Tweet.

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RapidStart Leadership

MAY 9, 2017

Sometimes the strategy needs to change to allow us to continue the march in the direction of our vision. A pivot is a change in strategy, not vision. Keep your eyes open. We have to be smart enough to recognize that success can take on different forms. Eric Ries Click To Tweet.

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RapidStart Leadership

AUGUST 22, 2017

With our updated strategy in place we began our second movement, and this time we surpassed the first crew’s mark by a whole 30 yards! Once we realized this unexpected advantage we arranged ourselves from front to back in height order so that each person was carrying as close to an equal share of the weight as possible.

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APRIL 5, 2017

My pacing strategy was a mess. I gulped some water, tore off my sweat pants, and jogged after them, thinking they were just walking down to the start line. The race had begun. I started my stopwatch about two minutes after they started theirs and ran to catch up. April Fools? The course started on a gravel road and headed up hill.

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RapidStart Leadership

JANUARY 31, 2017

We’ve talked over contingencies, what-if plans, communications strategies. He has the skills and the drive and the knowledge he needs. We’ve been on countless outings, and even a couple short trips to other countries together. Ready For Flight. He’s had his flight lessons.

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