by todd | Jul 8, 2026 | Continuous Improvement
Sacred Cows in Business: 3 Profit Killers You Must Eliminate for Business Transformation Quick Summary Three sacred cows—Strategic Customer Delusion, Full Line Fallacy, and Market Share Mirage—destroy 50-200% of potential profits through complexity costs and resource...
by todd | Jul 7, 2026 | Continuous Improvement
How to Implement a 6-Week Improvement Sprint That Delivers Measurable Results Quick Summary The 6-week improvement sprint delivers meaningful business improvements in just 42 days using a proven 3-phase framework: Apprehend, Analyze, Activate. Research from Intercom...
by todd | Jul 6, 2026 | Continuous Improvement
How to Fire Customers: The Complete Guide to Strategic Customer Termination and Unprofitable Customer Management Quick Summary Strategic customer termination eliminates the 50-80% of customers who actively destroy business value and profitability. The 80/20 Matrix...
by todd | Jul 5, 2026 | 80-20
Execution Protocol: The 80/20 Matrix Audit — A Four-Quadrant Diagnostic of Your Portfolio STAGNATION ASSASSIN / CHAPTER 4 / TARGET SELECTION THE 80/20 MATRIX OF PROFITABILITY Analyze customer–product combinations, not customers or products alone. This is where your...
by todd | Jul 5, 2026 | Continuous Improvement
How Can You Unlock 140% More Manufacturing Output Without Buying New Equipment? Quick Summary Most factories operate at only 20-35% true capacity while executives believe they’re maxed out at 85-90% utilization The capacity optimization framework systematically...