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9 Conversations
100

The GROW model for  coaching follows these four steps.

What are "Goal,  Reality, Options, and Will or Way Forward"

100

Many practitioners of  LEAN would say that this is the WORST of the 8 wastes.

What is "over  production"

100

If you have a small or simple project focussing on solving a problem, then this approach may be better than a full, formal project approach.

What is  "8D"

100

Good candidate  customers for Value Co-Creation must have high Openness and also a high level  of this.

What is  "perception of capability beyond material supply"

100

Customers usually have 2 big questions which must be answered before a project is approved.  The first is "does the project generate enough value to pay for the investment" and the second is this

"Is the project  big enough to both with"

100

Each of the 9  conversations is focussed on one Customer Question, and for a business review  it is this.

What is the  "status quo"

200

When it can be used… Coaching is the most effective type of conversation for leaders to use.  Coaching is distinctly different from other types of conversations because it involves this.

What is "asking  questions to help the person solve their own problems"

200

If our adhesive sets faster than the competitor (requites less drying or curing time), we may be able to reduce or eliminate this waste.

What is  "waiting"

200

A project's core team  should have at least one SME, which stands for this.

What is "subject  matter expert"

200

Although not  necessarily equal, Value Co-Creation must have shared vision, values, risk,  resources, and this.

What is "shared  reward"

200

If you want to understand your customer's decision-making process, there are two big questions which must be answered.  The first is "what financial tool" your customer uses" and the second is this.

"What are their  acceptance thresholds"

200

In order to be more persusive and memorable, it is a good idea to make your key points obvious and limit them to this.

What is 3

300

Managers who are "all business" may neglect this type of conversation… which is essential for building trust.

What is Connecting

300

If our adhesive bonds better than the competitor (more likely to pass strength tests), we may be able to reduce or eliminate this waste.

What is  "defects"

300

Anybody who is  affected by a project or its result is considered as one of these.

What are  "stakeholders"

300

Figuring out what you  could possibly do with a customer is known as this.

What is  "Ideation"

300

The big four metrics  for analyzing how well a company is doing are liquidity, growth, return on  assets, and this.

What is "free  cash flow" or "how much makes it back to investors"

300

According to the principle of Primacy… When presenting, your customer will remember about this much of what you say first.

What is 70%

400

Thinking "hats" is a technique conceived by Quinn De Bono.  The black hat is the pessimist, the yellow hat is the optimist, and the green hat is this.

What is  "creative"

400

If you need to show trends in data over time, to spot process changes or outliers… then this visualization would be most helpful.

What is a  "control chart"

400

This member of the  project steering committee champions the project and helps the project leader  overcome obstacles.

What is the  "Sponsor"

400

Once you have a good  idea, avoiding knee-jerk reactions while determining if an idea can be done  is checking for this.

What is  "viability"

400

Payback time is easy  to calculate and understand but it does not consider this important factor.

What is the  "time value of money"

400

According to the principle of Recency… When presenting, your customer will remember about this much of what you say last.

What is nearly 100%

500

Meetings can be more produtive when everyone attending knows what type a meeting is going to be.  These are the 6 types of meetings.

What are:  Design&Innovation, Information Sharing, Decision-Making, Status Update, Problem-Solving, and Team Building.

500

If you want to show  how strong correlation is between an input and an output, then this  visualization is very useful.

What is a  "scatter plot"

500

The letters R,A, and G in RAG status stand for these…

What is "Red,  Amber, Green"

500

Separate from  viability (can it be done), the next step is to see if both parties can make  enough profit from it… known as determining this.

What is  "feasibility"

500

If your project is  one of several large options (of which they can do only one), and the  customer wants to consider taxes and depreciation into their decision, they  may want to use this.

What is AAR  "average accounting return"

500

Each of the 9 conversations is focussed on one Customer Question, and for a price increase it is this.

What is "why pay  more and stay with Henkel"