A day full of practical, actionable ideas


Morning Session Afternoon Session
The morning concentrates on people and strategy, organized around the highly regarded One-Page Strategic Plan document. Topics covered include:   The afternoon centers on execution, organized around the highly regarded one-page Rockefeller Habits checklist. Topics covered include:
     
Cash Model
how to double your operating cash flow in twelve months
  Rockefeller Habits Checklist
10 essential habits that reduce the executive time needed to manage the business from 50 hours/week to less than 15 hours
     
Market Intelligence
how leading firms "learn faster" to remain ahead of their competitors and to drive priority setting
  Meeting Rhythm
the daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual meeting rhythm and the specific agendas that make them effective and practical
     
People
how to select and hire A players and then avoid de-motivating them
  Metrics
the three types of metrics that drive the business on a daily and weekly basis
     
Core Ideology
bringing your core values and core purpose alive to energize your employees and simplify your human resource systems
  Priorities
using daily, weekly, and quarterly themes to drive alignment and focus
     
BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal)
aligning it with your business fundamentals
  Organizational Structure
the three types of organizational charts and how to apply them to keep everyone accountable
     
Brand Promise
the key strategic decision that differentiates you from competitors i.e. "if you can't state your strategy in a sentence, you don't get it!"
  Themes
how to use them to make your priorities memorable and add energy to your organization
     
X Factor
the 10 - 30 times advantage over competitors that helps you dominate your industry and block competitive response
   
     
Annual and Quarterly Focus
the most critical short term decisions an executive team can make to drive alignment and performance
   
“From strategic goal alignment to our daily communication plan, Verne’s practical ideas were key in building our two time Inc. 500 company.”
—Tom Salonek, CEO, Intertech Soft ware
 
“ Verne is THE guru of fast-growth companies!”
–Tom Peters