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8. "Reverse Engineering" a Plan for Success

GLOSSARY OF TERMS Thorough : complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial. THE THOUGHT PROCESS My vision for how we will realize our vision, is to be either efficiently executing a thorough plan or building an efficient, thorough plan of execution.  It should be stated that we will not pursue the latter until the former has bought us the time to do so.  On the surface, a casual observer may perceive our program to be too "busy"; however, I have made it a point to clear a path for our staff and players to focus on the elements of their role which will produce success.  Our idea of "saturating" our experience with value for everyone involved doesn't include a whole lot of fluff; however, I do feel if we are inefficient and/or content with our process, a lot of "empty effort" will exist.  It is my hope that through a methodical process we can create flexible boundaries around the things we want to master and as we grow, those b

7. Maximizing Value: How we challenge "what is" for the sake of "what could be"

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS VALUE:  t he regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.   PERCEIVED VALUE: the worth that a product or service has in the mind of the consumer. For the most part, consumers are unaware of the true cost of production for the products they buy; instead, they simply have an internal feeling for how much certain products are worth to them. ( www.investopedia.com ) QUOTABLE “To sell well is to convince someone else to part with resources—not to deprive that person, but to leave him better off in the end.”                                                -Daniel H. Pink "Knowledge is having the right answer.  Intelligence is asking the right questions."                                               -Uncredited THE THOUGHT PROCESS As the race to procure the services of the market's elite players and staff, more programs are beefing up their processes and resourcing, along wit

6. Building A Culture Through A Healthy Relationship With Feedback

GLOSSARY OF TERMS FEEDBACK: information about reactions to a product, a person's performance on a task, etc., used as a basis for improvement. CANDOR: the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness. QUOTABLE "I think it's very important to have a feedback loop, where you're constantly thinking about what you have done and how you could be doing it better.  I think that is the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself."                                                           -Elon Musk "The most important component of accelerating growth is changing someone's relationship with feedback."                                                          -Shaka Smart "People don't do things to you, they do things for themselves."                                                          -Dr. Leeno Karumanchery THE THOUGHT PROCESS As