Posts tagged process
Don't Be Like Lucy
Don't Be Like Lucy

How to scale your business by fixing the weakest link first

Recently, on a sunny Saturday afternoon, I was browsing Hulu when a flash of red hair and bright lips caught my eye. It was a timeless masterpiece and one of the most well-known shows of classic TV - an episode of I Love Lucy titled The Chocolate Factory.

Have you seen it?

In the episode, Lucy and Ethel are hired to work on the assembly line of a chocolate factory. Their task is simple - pick up each piece of chocolate that comes down the conveyor belt, wrap it, and place it back on the belt.

Sounds easy, right?

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Brad Eisenbergefficiency, small business, Startups, process
All Things Are Created Twice
All Things Are Created Twice

How to improve your creation process so that you can actually attain your vision

“All things are created twice. There’s a mental or first creation, and a physical or second creation to all things.” - Stephen Covey

Stephen Covey’s book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, has had a profound impact on me throughout my adult life. I always seem to be reminded of Covey’s wisdom and lessons at precisely the right times. And it’s particularly during this time of year that I’m reminded of one of those lessons - that all things are created twice.

I’m reminded of that lesson because it was during this time five years ago that I went through a pretty big turning point in my career. One that started with the sudden and devastating closure of my last business, but ultimately led to the creation of BE Lean.

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Brad Eisenbergprocess, creation, small business, Entrepreneurship