The One Day MBA - 11 Video, Business Management Course

Yes, I went to The University of Pennsylvania, The Stanford Graduate School of Business, and am now an award winning professor. Regardless, the tips and techniques I discuss come from my real world experiences as a founder, CEO, and board member. As a result, this invaluable knowledge has helped me created over $1 Billion in value for shareholders. Now, you can have access to this precious material! This is what I share with our MBA candidates, this is the advice I give when I coach and train clients, and now, it’s available to you. No fluff, just the good stuff!

“In a short period of time, Lew has had a greater impact on my career and life goals than anyone I know. Lew has the unique gift of getting the most out of you in any conversation.” – Robin Roberts – Global Director, Digital Projects, Novartis Pharmaceuticals

We start talking about the entrepreneurial mindset, and how that will change everything for you. And, I share the 5 Key Attributes for Success. We uncover the Golden Rule of Business, which will help you get focused every time. This module sets the foundation for everything else – the Basics.

Highlights

• Introduction to The One Day MBA and the Entrepreneurial Mindset

• Manager vs. Leader

• Occam’s Razor

• All Businesses are the Same

• The Golden Rule of Business

• The 5 Key Attributes for Success

Homework

Think back to times in your career when these lessons and tips would have helped you think and act differently. Post your experiences, and how you would have handled them differently in the Facebook Group!

• Introduction to The One Day MBA and the Entrepreneurial Mindset

• Manager vs. Leader

• Occam’s Razor

• All Businesses are the Same

• The Golden Rule of Business

• The 5 Key Attributes for Success

HOMEWORK

Think back to times in your career when these lessons and tips would have helped you think and act differently. Post your experiences, and how you would have handled them differently in the Facebook Group!

We unpack the ultra-marathon of being a leader. This is where we discuss work-life balance. We dive deep into what will make your career successful, and how to create trust! This is an impactful module.

Highlights

• Creating Trust through Alignment

• Fiduciary Obligation

• Duty of Care/Duty of Loyalty

• The Big 7

• The Ultra-Marathon of being a Leader

• Work-Life Balance

Homework

How are you going to push yourself to be successful by attaining and understanding the Big 7? Share in the Facebook Group!

We discover the 7 C’s – the baseline of all business. We talk about the concept that there’s no such thing as a secret! Curious about that one? It’s important. We also talk about the value of TIME….

Highlights

• The 7 C’s

• Being a Vendor and a Customer

• Value of Time

• How do you Communicate?

• No Such Thing as a Secret

• Connection of the 7 C’s

Homework

Watch “How Great Leaders Inspire Action” by Simon Sinek

Here we get into the nitty gritty of some key terminology. We talk about goal achievement, and the value of execution. We cover S.W.O.T.T. analysis (yes, there’s an extra T!) and why it’s key to YOUR metrics.

Highlights

• Understanding and Communicating “Why”

• The Value of Execution

• S.W.O.T.T. Analysis

• How to Achieve Goals

• Important Terms to Know

• Be Present

Homework

Write your thoughts about all the terms from the “Alphabet Soup” in the Facebook Group!

I go over the Business Ecosystem – both from the inside and the outside – so that you can understand where all the players fit, why each is important and how YOU can add value. I share a good example from another public company of how and why they sorted their top values, and how it translated into success for this particular company.

Highlights

• The Business Ecosystem

• Show the Customer You Care

• Product-Market-Fit

• Order Management Cycle

• Jim Senegal’s 5 Simple Points

• Holistic Approach

Homework

• Read the article, “Staple Yourself to An Order” by Benson Shapiro from the Harvard Business School, to understand the conflicts that occur inside a company.

• Think about when you didn’t anticipate where you were going as a result of your actions. Share your experiences in the Facebook Group!

I also talk about how your core competence makes such a HUGE difference. I’m sure you’ve heard a ton about this, but the key is understanding how it impacts a business, what it’s NOT, and how it changes over time. If you think you know everything about core competency – think again! This lesson might surprise you…

Highlights

• Mission Statement

• Core Competence

• Being Importantly Different

• Segment Your Niche

• Everything is Connected

• The Big Picture

Homework

• Explore your company’s core competence and see if it is in alignment with what you present to the world/customers.

• What is your personal core competence?

• If you haven’t already, read the article, “Staple Yourself to An Order” by Benson Shapiro from Harvard Business School.

At this point, we’ve covered a LOT of key concepts, but now I dig into some of the nitty gritty. What should be measured, and how do we do so? I cover how to choose your proper KPI’s (key performance indicators), and how to course correct if things aren’t going as planned. We cover ETHICS and MORALS – I know, right??? In a business course? YES! It is key for you to get this right.

Highlights

• Ethics vs. Morals

• The 8 Critical Success Factors

• Personal Success Factors

• Important vs. Interesting

• Business Critical Success Factors

• Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)

Homework

• What are your personal critical success factors?

• Go online and take the Myers-Briggs Personality Test

I cover the 7 “Rights” of Leadership, and cover Management vs Leadership. Wow – this one made a HUGE difference in my own career. It’s also important to know how to see things from the other side, and I’ll give you some important tools to do this.

Highlights

• MBTI Personality Types

• Love Languages

• The 7 Rights

• Leader vs. Manager

• Boss vs. True Leader

• Communication and Perception

Homework

Look at the other 15 MBTI Personality Types to better understand “the person on the other side of the table.”

At this point, we talk about the Power of Why and Leadership. We learn about the Balanced Scorecard, and we tie all the concepts together. You’ll be amazed what you’ve learned – and how you’ve been able to implement it! – at this point.

Highlights

• The Balanced Scorecard

• Inspect What You Expect

• The Power of Why and Leadership

Homework

Go online and see how other people have implemented the Balanced Scorecard. Share what you found in our Facebook Group!

Are you an entrepreneur raising money, or inside a business and trying to gather support for your big idea or project? We’re are ALWAYS pitching, so this bonus session covers the key questions you MUCH be able to answer any time you ‘pitch’ – even if it’s in the elevator with your CEO! We’ll cover some important rules of thumb, and how to make your pitch your own…

Highlights

• How to Pitch

• Figuring Out Your Style

• Never Bluff

• The Numbers Code

• Types of Investors/Buyers

• Respect People’s Time

Homework

Watch “The Science of Persuasion” on Youtube

Highlights

• Strategies/Tactics

• Creating win-win scenarios

• Maintaining composure

• Reading the Room

• When to Walk Away

• Deal Stories