Video: The 5 (Un)disciplines of Growth

Many companies have successfully implemented our five main disciplines of Enterprise Velocity to unlock business growth in their companies.

But in our work with hundreds of companies, we’ve also uncovered something we call “The 5 (Un)disciplines of growth.”

The (un)disciplines represent the five main reasons companies stop growing or “hit the ceiling.”

1. LACK OF FOCUS

Many companies limit their growth by trying to be everything to everyone. They throw it all against the wall to see what sticks.

Read our blog post: Does Your Company Lack Focus?

WEARING 10 HATS

Many times the company founder initiated growth doing everything from product development to finance to sales and he or she doesn’t know how to trust and delegate.

Read our blog post: Are You Wearing Too Many Hats in Your Company?

TOO MANY SURPRISES

Without systems for measurement, blueprints for predictable and repeatable growth or tools for making and tracking decisions, you spend all your time firefighting.

Read our blog post: Stop Suffering From Constant Surprises

CREATIVITY? OR CHAOS?

Your company needs to run as if it were a franchise-able concept. Whether you suffer from no processes or too many processes, you can’t separate your core advantages from utter chaos.

Read our blog post: Are You Inspiring Creativity or Chaos?

FESTIVAL SEATING

Start-ups often grow by letting the first team fill whatever role want. But no one is responsible for specific elements of the Revenue Blueprint as the company grows larger.

Do any of these sound familiar your your company?

Hypergrowth companies learn to replace the 5 (un)disciplines with the 5 core disciplines of Enterprise Velocity.

1. IDEALS: What are your goals and touchstones for behavior?
2. VELOCITY: What is your repeatable system for growth?
3. MEASUREMENT: What are the right KPIs to keep you moving forward?
4. CADENCE: What are your rhythms of success?
5. CREATIVITY: What are your sources of innovation?

Contact us today to learn how you can unlock hypergrowth in your company. You can also get more information by downloading our report on the same topic, “The 5 (Un)disciplines of Growth.”