Empowering Your Life & Business Journey
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DREAMT: The Six Pillars of Scaling a Company
Dany turned to us and said with a knowing look, “The first two parameters that help us measure a company’s valuation are one, its growth rate, and two, the quality of its management.” He watched us for a long time before adding, “You meet both conditions. So, I suggest that we now study the nature…
The SaaS growth bottleneck: Pricing is your lever for scale
In the world of SaaS, pricing is not just a revenue mechanism—it’s a fundamental growth lever. Many companies focus on user acquisition, marketing campaigns, or product features but fail to optimize their pricing strategies. The right pricing model can determine whether a business stagnates or scales exponentially. Precision Planning: Lessons from the Battlefield Back to…
You, the CEO: Embracing the entrepreneurial leadership model
We’ve come a long way together, we share the same issues, and we take up the same challenges every day. This chapter is more personal. It is dedicated to us. The Entrepreneur-CEO vs. The Corporate CEO The entrepreneur-CEO is not a classic leader. Managing a multina-tional is radically different from managing a scalable business. While…
The Power of the Daily Scrum
One of the biggest threats to your company’s productivity is poor communication within teams. Silence among team members is a clear problem. But just as damaging—though less obvious—is the flood of emails and endless meetings that masquerade as communication while actually diminishing a team’s ability to collaborate. Fortunately, there’s a simple yet powerful tool that…
The Value Proposition – The 300-Second Value Pitch?
April 2014. The Heseg Foundation—a center of excellence and leadership nestled in the heart of Israel’s thriving startup ecosystem—was bustling with energy. In its impressive basement, 200 entrepreneurs gathered, each brimming with ambition and hope. Upstairs, in a cozy Italian-style library, a handful of Canadian business angels sat poised to identify the next gems of…
Optimizing Your Organizational Machine: A Guide to Streamlined Business Success
Optimizing Your Organizational Machine: A Guide to Streamlined Business Success In today’s fast-paced business environment, inefficiencies in your organizational structure can lead to wasted time, frustrated employees, and stagnating growth. Are you caught up in micromanagement or struggling with bottlenecks in your value creation process? If so, it’s time to optimize your organizational machine for…
The Importance of Values in Professional Advancement
What does a Dover sole have to do with your career advancement? The answer lies in a simple yet profound life principle that can guide you through your professional journey. In 2016, a former Israeli Prime minister had a daily routine that set him apart. Every day at 4 A.M., while his colleagues were still…
The Power of Reflection and Learning from Mistakes
In 2016, I stumbled upon a little book at the New York Public Library that changed my life. It was called The Decision Book, and it was full of models designed to help map out your personality and plan your life. One model, in particular, inspired me so much that I’ve kept it on display…
The Power of Preparation Rituals
How do you prepare for the work week? What is your routine, your preparation ritual? For me, the week begins with a simple yet powerful ritual. Every Saturday night, I take out a sheet of paper and a pencil, and I spend fifteen minutes crafting a chart that will save me countless hours during the…
Two Axes for a Successful Scale Up: A Blueprint for Business Valuation
In this chapter of « 100 Weeks to Scale, » Lionel unveils a simple yet powerful formula for measuring the valuation of a business, narrated through a captivating encounter with Paul, a seasoned entrepreneur contemplating his business’s future. Set in Tel Aviv, the narrative begins with Paul’s revelation of his intention to retire and sell his thriving…
The Power of Fundamental Values in Scaling Up
In Chapter 2 of « 100 Weeks to Scale, » Lionel delves into the significance of fundamental values in building a successful team and scaling up a company. Through personal anecdotes and industry observations, the chapter explores the essence of values such as uniqueness, execution, and modularity. The narrative begins with a gripping tale of twenty-two individuals,…
Building an Exceptional Team: The Foundation of Scaling Success
April 2007, Ramallah. Our Trojan horse was stationed near Amin Lubada’s house. He’s a notorious terrorist, wanted for years for masterminding seven bombings that injured and killed dozens of innocent people. There we were, twelve elite commandos in the IDF, immersed in the silence and total darkness of a windowless truck, in the heart of…
The $400,000 Advice to Make the Most of Every Day!
Do you know who said this sentence – You can’t manage what you can’t measure? Correct, Peter Drucker, and it so true! Find out how you can start achieving your goals and get the most of every day!
How to Integrate Your Life’s Objectives into Your Busy Schedule?
Plan your week when you have multiple lives. Do you want to write a blog, acquire new skills, increase your business revenue…? Here is a format that will help you to complete your life tasks!
Can Life be Measured?
If you are serious about achieving your life’s objectives start by measuring them. Start achieving your personal goals.
AtoZ Scaling – The Z for Zone
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AtoZ Scaling – The E for Education
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AtoZ Scaling – The R for Risk
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AtoZ Scaling – The Q for Quality
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AtoZ Scaling – The O for Optimism
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AtoZ Scaling – The L for Leadership
[vc_row nav_skin= »light » consent_include= »include »][vc_column css_animation= » »][vc_heading heading_text= »The L for Leadership » heading_wrapper= »h1″ css_animation= » »][vc_text_element typography= »{« font_size« :« 18px« } » css_animation= » » color= »{« id« :« Dark color« ,« color« :« #121212« } »]Gets your hands dirty, bring people together and lead a constant improvement effort. Enrollment, Engagement, Enhancement. In February 2008, a double crisis hit the coffee giant Starbucks. On the one hand, the financial crisis. On the other hand, a customer experience crisis….
AtoZ Scaling – The I for Idea
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The Two Aspects of Scaling
It was a winter evening in 2017 and we were in a small office that was being renovated. I was acting in my role as a coach, helping executives of medium-sized companies scale. Nothing had prepared me for what Paul announced several minutes into our conversation, “I’m almost fifty-five years old. I think I’m going…