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People vs Process
Research · Creativity People vs. Process Does it matter how your people think? I've heard leaders say that they don't think their people are creative enough to solve the challenge they are up against. And given the opportunity we prove them wrong everytime. Follow the...
The Uniqueness Penalty on Word of Mouth Marketing
Marketing · Word of Mouth The Uniqueness Penalty Word of mouth is the most trusted growth engine there is, and meaningful uniqueness is what lights it. But communicating truly unique ideas is easier said than done. Some History How We Know Word of Mouth Works Back...
Build the Operating System for Future Growth
Most organizations have built real, working systems for improving efficiency, cutting waste, managing quality, and delivering what they already sell. But where will next year’s growth come from and how do you get there?
Training People How To Think With AI
Eureka! Ranch · 2026 Greater Cincinnati Vistage Executive Summit Only 11% of Leaders Are Training People How To Think With AI. Here's Why That's the Whole Ballgame. We surveyed 18 organizations at our recent AI event about how they're actually using AI and one...
The Math Is Working Against You.
Systems Leadership The Math That is Working Against You and Your Idea We love inventing bigger and bolder ideas. But having helped organizations do it for decades, we know that leaders with great ideas and passion still face an uphill battle to implementation. Here...
Leadership Research Study
Flawed Systems Don’t Just Waste Time. They Undermine Whatever You’re Trying to Build.
Failing is Fun
Failing Can Be Fun?I was recently asked what someone should expect walking into Blue Belt at the Eureka! Ranch. The honest answer comes down to two things.1. Expect to fail. It's key to your success.Our patented Cycles to Mastery approach doesn't expect students to...
Why your AI rollout is about to make things worse
Systems Leadership If You Don't Fix the System First, AI Will Create More Chaos Than Value I know there are all kinds of views on AI. But let me just tell you what we are seeing. And what Deming would tell you to do first. If you take AI and deploy it into broken...
Every Generation Is Disengaged at Work and It is a Systems Problem
Systems Leadership Every Generation Is Disengaged at Work. Here Is Why That Is a Systems Problem. It is not the young people. It is not the old people. The data shows every generation is disengaged right now. And the reason is not who they are. It is the systems they...