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Scaling – How To

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Scaling – How To

Scaling – How To

Are scaling and growth the same thing? Does one cause the other and vice versa?

If you are familiar with Blue Elevator®, then you are hopefully familiar with our trademarked phrase.  Innovate, Accelerate, Replicate®.

In addition, you may be familiar with our simple and illustrative scaling metric.  To wit, Level 1, 2, or 3.

Innovate, Accelerate, Replicate®

First, if you want to scale your organization, you will need to continually Innovate, Accelerate, Replicate®.  That means, you will need to follow this ...

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Categories: Blog, Business Advisory, Business Development, Business Growth, Scaling

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Innovate, Accelerate, Replicate

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Innovate, Accelerate, Replicate

Innovate, Accelerate, Replicate ®

Innovate, Accelerate, Replicate ® are the three basic business building blocks.  How’s that for alliteration?

And, it’s so fundamental, we even thought to trademark it.

You could be an entrepreneur starting a business.  Or, you could be leading a Fortune 500 Company.  Whatever the case, you will need to be mindful of this trio.

In fact, as you begin reading this article, I would invite you to take a look at this infographic.

Innovate

The word innovate is somewhat self-defining.  When ...

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Categories: Accelerate, Business Growth, Innovate, Replicate

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God First: Then, Gross Margin

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God First: Then, Gross Margin

God First: Then, Gross Margin

Margin is important, but, alas, God first: Then, gross margin.

“Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.” – Psalm 127:1

If you are planning to start or grow your organization, it’s important to have first things first.

I have been blessed with decades of business experience.  And, I have advised numerous individuals and organizations.  And, given all of that, I’ve discovered the keys to success:

  1. God first.
  2. Have adequate margin ...
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Categories: Accelerate, Blog, Business Advisory, Innovate

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Tools

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Tools

Tools

The typical business consultant sells business tools.  Like a hardware store sells hammers, business consultants sell business tools.

The challenge is that all too often, the consultant’s hammer is often heralded as the “cure all” for all business ailments.

Most people have the common sense to know that a hammer will not saw wood, drill holes, or router a decorative edge on a piece of wood.  It is used for driving nails.

But when it comes to business, neither the business malady nor ...

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Categories: Blog, Business Consulting, Business Development, Business Growth, Business Process, Business Startups, Management, Problem solving

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Problem Solving in Business

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Problem Solving in Business

Problem Solving in Business

One of my first real jobs was serving as a product merchandiser for Knudsen Dairies here in Southern California.  This would be a summer job after graduating from high school before starting my freshman year as a business student at Cal State University, Fullerton.

And, since my duties would involve daily driving to any number of grocery stores, I would need a reliable vehicle to get from place to place.  And, since my high school whip was a ...

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DEC
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Categories: Blog, Business Consulting, Business Process Consulting, Problem solving

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SALY

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SALY

SALY

A short title, yes.  But, it’s a short title with big implications.

What is SALY?

SALY is not the name of your sister, mother, wife, or girlfriend.  After all, it’s not even spelled correctly.

SALY is simple: It stands for Same As Last Year.

Where did SALY Come From?

SALY is a term I came across ages ago when I was discharging my duties as a CPA.  I was privileged to work with a firm called Coopers & Lybrand – a Big Eight firm.  Back ...

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Categories: Blog, Business Growth, Business Process, Business Process Consulting, Business Startups, Management, Management Action Items, Startups

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Three Reasons for Engaging Blue Elevator ™

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Three Reasons for Engaging Blue Elevator ™

Three Reasons for Engaging Blue Elevator™

At Blue Elevator™, we maintain the bias that no one can truly see themselves.

Here are the three reasons you should consider engaging Blue Elevator™:

  1. Left unattended, your business could be headed towards a plateau and then, an eventual decline.  This is the essence of life.
  2. To help avoid this plateau, it is imperative that you affect innovative change.
  3. To help create innovative change, and because it’s hard to see ourselves, it is important that you obtain skilled ...
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DEC
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Categories: Accelerate, Blog, Business Consulting, Business Growth, Business Process, Business Process Consulting, Innovate, Replicate

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