One of the things that a company can control in any market is operational excellence by

removing waste in a system,” notes Jeff Booth, co-founder and CEO of BuildDirect. In doing so, Booth has dramatically sped up the time it takes to get a new vendor up on his building materials website.

WHAT you sell to WHOM and WHERE), Brand Promises, and the Profit per X and Big Hairy

Audacious Goal (BHAG®)

To realize a vision, you need people doing stuff!

Jim Collins’ Harvard Business Review article “Turning Goals Into Results: e Power of Catalytic Mechanisms

This hint is courtesy of Aubrey C. Daniels, author of Bringing Out the Best in People: How to Apply the Astonishing Power of Positive Reinforcement (a foundational business book that all leaders should read).