Rule 1:  The competitor who consistently, reliably and profitably delivers the most value to the customer first, wins  (Don't worry about the other rules.)

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Are you going through the recession, budget cutting drill?  Racing Under the Yellow Flag is our latest publication!  This short article outlines 5 strategies to drive innovation during recession.

We found many companies implemented Fast Cycle Time but didn't get the benefits.  Why?  They delivered more features rather than richer customer experience.  Read our recent research, Understanding Customer Experience, Harvard Business Review, February, 2007.

What does it take to dramatically improve customer experience? Check out our presentation to Harvard Business Review audiences in Chile and Argentina this fall:  The Customer Experience Journey

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The key word is value.  Value is what customers get out of your products and services versus features, benefits and quality, which you put in.  

Value is time and customer specific.  During tough economic periods, buying behavior switches from best-in-class to most essential.  What is most essential varies from customer to customer.  

Value is more than products or services.  Customers define value based on the total customer experience.  Just labeling a bunch of features as a solution is not the answer.

Value is driven by leadership values, people, strategy and supporting processes.  Leadership values combined with strategy set the boundaries of what's important.  Systems by themselves are bureaucratic and the overuse of individual efforts results in too many high exertion, diving catches.

We help leaders build a culture of speed --- finding where it offers the greatest value -- and showing them how to incorporate it into everyone's actions.  Through consulting and educational workshops, our work is based on deep experience in high tech, automotive, pharmaceuticals, consumer products, and financial services.  

We also teach these principles to executives including a public seminar at the California Institute of Technology and over a hundred companies privately.  If you're interested, please contact us:  cm@fastcycle.com 

We welcome your interest,


Christopher Meyer                                Click on jackets to purchase at Amazon