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How to gamify successful operational excellence implementations Simulated Environments Create simulated environments where employees can experiment and test new ideas without the risk of failure. This safe space encourages innovation and learning, essential components of operational excellence. Simulated environments provide employees with the opportunity to practice and perfect their skills in a risk-free setting. They can experiment with new ideas and solutions, learning from their mistakes and gaining valuable experience. This hands-on approach helps in developing the skills and confidence needed for operational excellence. As Mary Shelley’s *Frankenstein* illustrates, "Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful." Simulations can make your team fearless in their pursuit of operational excellence. By providing a safe space for experimentation, you encourage employees to take risks and innovate. Incorporating simulated environments into your operational excellence strategy can lead to significant improvements in performance and efficiency. Employees are more confident and capable when they have the opportunity to practice and learn in a safe environment. Simulated environments are a powerful tool for driving innovation and operational success. For additional insights, actions, and executable discussions around Operational Excellence, please visit our website, DynamicOperation.com (Education to Execution) and follow our podcast on Spotify, Dynamic Operations Excellence - Start Anywhere and Become Excellent. #operations #success #leadership #dynamic #dynamicoperation #dynamicoperationsinstitute #educatetoexecute #dynamicoperationsexcellence #excellence #failure #communicatio #training #changemanagement #employeeengagement #engagement #employees #data #analytics #dataanalytics #process #optimization #processoptimization #Quality #control #qualitycontrol #reource #resources #resourcemanagement #continuous #improvement #continuousimprovement #performance #measurement #performancemeasurement

Intuition: A Powerful Tool or a Dangerous Trap? 👈 "Often you have to rely on intuition." - Bill Gates. DO WE? Let me share a recent personal experience that got me thinking about intuition... I was offered tickets to a high-profile sports match. One sport I'm passionate about, the other... not so much. Despite knowing the teams, location, date and time, something felt off. I questioned the details and was assured it was the sport I loved. Ignoring my intuition, I went with the flow. Fast forward to the day before, whilst checking travel arrangements, I discovered it was the "other" sport. Relief washed over me, but I was puzzled. Why had I suppressed my intuition? In our data-driven world, where we often need hard facts to validate decisions, have we lost sight of the power of intuition? Intuition typically shines when we face: - Complex decisions with numerous variables and incomplete information - Time constraints - Creative problem-solving challenges - Interpersonal situations - Scenarios where we have deep expertise (hello, pattern recognition!) But let's be honest - intuition isn't infallible. We need to be wary of biases and recognise that some fields require more concrete, data-driven approaches. So, what am I getting at? Whilst Gates' statement rings true in many scenarios, it's not a one-size-fits-all solution. The real skill lies in knowing when to trust your intuition and when to lean on other decision-making methods. Consider these intuition-driven success stories: - Steve Jobs: His intuitive grasp of design and user experience often guided Apple's groundbreaking products. - Richard Branson: Bold, intuitive decisions have been the hallmark of his venture launches. - Elon Musk: Combines intuitive leaps in product development with rigorous analytical approaches. What does this mean for you? Don't dismiss your intuition - it could be your secret weapon!  But like any tool, learn when and how to use it effectively. Intuition is the subconscious processing of accumulated knowledge and experience. It's not about gut reactions, but about tapping into a deeper well of understanding that you've built over time. Have you had any experiences where following (or ignoring) your intuition led to a significant outcome? I'd love to hear your stories and insights in the comments! #IntuitiveDecisionMaking #BusinessIntuition #TrustYourGut

"This was so good I had to book a call." 😍 My audio activations are a sacred and profound experience. It is one of the strangest marketing to people when I tell them about it. Because while others are out there trying to hack the algorithm, finesse their content, comment on every post, I am handing these out and watching what happens. Who resonates. Who uses it. Who is activated by this. It is usually a great indicator if you are a good match for the work. When I created this for visionary men, my intention was to allow the very real desire in your heart to be brought to life- To allow the infinite data of your Genius to guide you towards your next most potent step to collapse time to your visionary goals- personally, professionally, financially. And in the time since: 👉 50 visionaries have downloaded this experience from Netflix stars, poets, musicians, CEOS, to tech and AI innovators, and mentors of all kinds. I will be retiring this soon into the Library vault of The Visionary Portal membership or for a small access fee. Comment "Genius" if you are a conscious visionary looking to connect more deeply with your own genius and learn to collapse time through high energetics and self mastery. I will be happy to send it before it is no longer complimentary and goes behind the velvet curtain! #genius #visionary #founder #CEO #legacy #consciousness  #consciousCEO #personaltransformation #quantum #mentor #highperformance #metaphysics #seeker #disruptor #innerpower #advisor #metaphysics #leadership #balance #personalgrowth #familyoffice #tech #UHNW

🚀 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗲? SAFe, Spotify, OKR mixed with AI - sometimes it feels like fad diets. They come and go. What is the reality? Organizations are facing real challenges to survive in the market, to find solutions that allow them to work effectively and efficiently. So it's not about jumping on every hype. It's about solving real problems. What organizations need in challenging times is to get back to basics: • Create conditions where the new can emerge. • Be focused and bold. • Empower people and value their expertise. • Trust them. If you think to shorten your journey by simply copying others: it is the best way to create new problems. Because one solution rarely solves different problems in different contexts - if we take complexity seriously. By focusing on the basics, the new will emerge. Let's go for it! #Leadership #NoGlossyStories #BackToBasics #emergize  

A good friend, Rob Evans, corporate shaman, author, and expert on collaboration, has a saying that I've not forgotten since hearing it years ago: "read weirdly and widely!" I've tried to employ that approach in my various literary wanderings. On the weirdly side, I include the mindless and apparently random (we all know the real story) scrolling some of us engage in on social media. In between oodles of mindless content can sometimes drop a new insight or spark often not directly related to the post itself or an internal dialogue on the other side of an influencer's assertion: "There can be no plan B!!" An exhortation by Arnold Schwarzenegger in one viral video (While I got the gist, I did have an internal discussion about the mathematical challenges with that kind of approach. There can only be one Mr. Universe.) On the "widely" side, my morning reading brought me to the page pictured from the excellent book "Determined" by Robert Sapolsky, a book that questions the existence of free will. A reference to "The Three Body Problem," one that has become something of a meme owing to the eponymous Netflix series. I have only seen one episode, so I'm a bit behind the times, but coming across this passage on this day had synchronistic qualities. It is the three body problem that I find most challenging, daunting, and fascinating about business and business decision-making. There are very few, if any, decisions that don't have wide reaching effects and so many unintended. Even what appear micro decisions can morph into exponential impacts - the "Butterfly Effect." Every action is followed by a reaction. Of course, one can't afford to stand still, you consider, iterate, consider, and iterate some more. Coming across this passage today reinforced the need to consider what may seem obvious, multiple scenarios and outcomes with all attendant effects in mind. #decisionmaking #decisions #determinism

🫵 Hey scroller Are you on autopilot? 😵💫 Are you saying the same things, the same way at every presentation or event? Einstein said: "the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results". In other words, if giving the same spiel again and again makes you feel dead inside, you need to change it. If the events and speaking opportunities are draining you and not having the impact you wanted on your business, then stop giving the same speech, it needs an injection of creativity, then maybe you'll see some different results. It is time to shake things up. Because a speaker who is bored of their own message is definitely not going to win friends and influence people. Consider different ways in which you could make that company introduction: Tell a story. Share a current struggle. Use "I" instead of "we" to give your own POV on the business. Try an analogy. Bring a prop! Switch your energy Keep it light or Dig into the drama Vary your vocal expression Move around the room Start with a question/joke/limerick/song(!) The options are literally endless. The only thing getting in the way of freshening this up is YOU. 🫵 Find the time. Try things out. Get some feedback. Test drive it. Repeat. Photo credit: Rebecca Downie

"There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all." - Peter Drucker "Life's too short to build something nobody wants." - Ash Maurya "Not all ideas are good ideas. It’s the skill to know the difference that sets successful organisations apart." — Peter Compo In the pursuit of innovation, it's easy to get swept away by the excitement of new ideas. But as Peter Compo discusses in our series on The Innovation Show, we must be vigilant not to let this excitement blind us to reality. DuPont, in its later years, fell into this trap—getting seduced by ideas that weren't rigorously tested or fully understood. True innovation isn't just about generating ideas; it's about cultivating the discipline to question and validate them. The key lies in striking the right balance—fostering a culture that encourages creativity and maintains a healthy level of scepticism. It's about constantly asking, "What do we need to know to make this a success?" and being honest about whether the idea is worth pursuing. Innovation is as much about what you choose not to do as it is about what you decide to pursue. The discipline to kill off ideas that don't pass the test is just as crucial as the excitement of bringing new ideas to life. Without discipline, even the best ideas can lead us astray. Find Part 1 & 2 of "The Emergent Approach to Strategy" anywhere you get podcasts and here on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eGXYx763 Find us on Substack for Shownotes and competitions: https://lnkd.in/e-VHw8NG Spotify and Spotify Video: https://lnkd.in/eVPUUjtD Link to Peter’s website: https://lnkd.in/eu3Sw8G3 Link to Peter’s Music: https://lnkd.in/eZUHffcS In the episode we mention the series on "Scale" with Geoffrey West Part 1 of 3: https://lnkd.in/enXMrUsQ Also Ash Maurya back in our audio-only days in 2017: https://lnkd.in/eUSHzrNX #Innovation #Strategy #Leadership #PeterCompo #SundayThoughts #ContinuousImprovement

People constantly choose what content to consume by swiping with their finger. Scrolling is an automatic action that follows a flow, which isn't always easy to stop unless we know how to interrupt it with a disruption. Metaphors help with that. We can break patterns, capturing attention through unexpected differences. And with metaphors, we can always convey a disruptive mini-story containing a message. We discussed these and other topics with Jason McGarva in a recent, interesting conversation.

INTUITIVE GENIUS ACTIVATION The most radical shifts do not happen when you "think" about it. You can't "action" yourself into the highest outcomes and innovative solutions. Not because you aren't powerful. Not because you aren't a fierce action taker or that taking action isn't of value. But your next level of expansion lives somewhere else entirely- You are looking for the "logical" choice. The strategic, responsible, sensible choice. You are looking for the secure framework. And it is diluting your power. You are a human. And inside you lives THE infinite data of the Universe. I just show you how to access it so you can open portals to your next level of success, satisfaction and personal evolution. I have created something very special for the visionary who requires the highest self mastery and wants to amplify his own frequency in the world for the highest outcomes.......a complimentary energy activation. This is where you let go of trying to "figure out" your next steps in your legacy creations, your projects and your life.... And let the infinite data of your genius take you there. Over 40 people have already signed up. Netflix shows have been born from this. Programs and offers have been created from this spark. Purpose has been unlocked. This is my medicine and my art. Comment "activation" below and I would love to send this to you too. #visionary #founder #CEO #legacy #consciousness  #consciousCEO #personaltransformation #quantum #mentor #highperformance #metaphysics #seeker #disruptor #metaphysics #innerpower #advisor #leadership #frequency #energywork

Being a Game-changer, an Innovator or Cultural shifter will get you often: → Criticized → Torn appart  → ‘Cancelled’ Or simply eliminated form certain teams or groups … Historically speaking, from the inception of the world great leaders, entertainers etc. have been often: → Doubted → Ridiculed  → Betrayed In the words of Aristotle: ➡ "The Is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing and be nothing." One of the greatest minds of our times Steve Jobs got fired by Apple: remember? His best revenge was coming back and building one of the most legendary brands of all times: Apple! 👉 Have you been in a similar positions yourself? If so, you are in great company: so have Madonna, Elon Musk and many other successful people. 👉 Success comes with its own territory: perks and down-sides. We all have been passed on for a promotion, big contract or speaking engagement… Only to find out that the people selected were not even close matching your qualifications and expertise? 👉 The chances are: You were too good … and at times people fear competition… So they will eliminate you with various methods including : ➡ Criticizing you on digital platforms Why? It’s the quickest hack to get the info out there because: Digitalization and social media platforms are exponentially increasing the speed at which the positive and negative information travels:  ...But It also enhances the available mediums for ourselves to stand up for what we believe in. It gives us all the SPOTLIGHT: a mic and a voice ... Personally would rather be criticized for being bold and daring than sink in mediocrity for the sake of getting the approval of masses… ❓ Do you agree? 👉 What’s your strategy to deal with criticism?  Stand up of yourself or ignoring it and remaning silent? Comment below! ⬇ #leadershipskills