Scale Up Presentation

Scaling P Excellence Getting to more without settling for less By: TOMI ARAROMI

BASED ON THE WORKS OF ROBERT SUTTON AND HUGGY RAO

* Why can't Arsenal win trophies? * Why Can't I Speak eloquently? * Why Can't Nigeria Be Like Canada? * Why can't our universities be among the Top 100 in the world? * Why Can't we be the next big FinTech?

What we will be talking about?

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* Why Military Knowledge is essential to Spread Best Practices * What we can Learn from Catholicism and Buddhism

* How disruptive Employees Can scale up excellences,

& * How Watermelons saved the lives of university students.

"To Spread Excellence, you need to have some Excellence to Spread”

"To Spread Excellence, you need to have some Excellence to Spread”

* Excellence is the quality of being outstanding, or extremely good, greatness, surpasses ordinary standards * Scaling is essential to the success of organizations. * Scaling refers to the practice of spreading the excellent performance that always exists somewhere in the organization to more people and more places.

"To Spread Excellence, you need to have some Excellence to Spread”

* That's why scaling is also called the “problem of more.” * Scaling not only requires replicating best practices but improving performance along the way. In other words, the “problem of more” is also a “problem of better.” * Scaling requires the drive to keep innovating, change organizational behaviors and structures, and find better strategies of delivering our product and service

In for the Long Haul

IN LONG FOR THE HAUL

*Scaling is like Running a Marathon *Building persistence is more essential than quick wins. Grit!

IN LONG FOR THE HAUL

*You need endurance to overcome unforeseen setbacks and nasty roadblocks. *1 person a thousand feet forward or 1000 people, 1 Step forward? *Scaling Excellence is not an Air War but a ground war

The tricky continuum: Navigating Between Standardization and Local Variation

* Standardization o Describes a process in which much of what you're trying to spread is predetermined. o This approach is called Catholicism. o Just like Dominos Pizza

* Local Variation o In this mindset, commonly shared mindset guides people's overall behavior, but specific actions can vary tremendously o This approach is called Buddhism o Chicken Republic, KFC

* Finding a balance * Concentrate on reducing Complexity: It will free up space for excellence * Remember, the best organizations perform constant subtraction, not just addition and multiplication.

A Two-Fold Approach: Changing Beliefs vs Changing Behavior

* Beliefs guide Action * Build Shared purpose and collective belonging * Build on internal values and strengths of the organization. * Beware of the bad: Clear out Negative practices * The Broken Window Theory

The Power of Connections: People Matter, Foster Accountability among excellent people

* Building relationship within the organization spreads excellence * Spreading good behavior and scaling excellence lies not only in people, but in the numbers * Exemplary behavior + deep connections * Accountability + Excellent Skill * Mentorship

Envision: Project Premortem

Ask Questions? * Time Travel from the Future * Identify as many causes for success or failure * Position Your Self for the Future; "Make you dey set , for when your set go set”

Actionable Advice

* To Successfully spread outstanding performance to more places and people, we need to engage with determination and persistence, cut unnecessary complexity and ruthlessly eradicate destructive behaviors

* Rather than focusing on one big leap forward, move on steadily and persistently towards the GOAL! * Try on a new Pair of Shoes once in a while!

* Don't Underestimate the power of fun

* Beliefs vs Behavior * Silence is the Enemy of Excellence * Be bold, be quick, make an Impact * Go from bad to Great

NOW! Lets go Scale Up Excellence