Welcome to the VSP Video Blog

Join me every week to learn about a topic related to one of your 7 Organization Elements:

Results, Strategy, Leadership, Culture, Processes, Systems, and Metrics

Learn different ideas around aligning these elements and reducing complexity

The bloopers at the end are free!

April 5, 2012 - Why Failure is Important During an Implementation

Robyn discusses why failure is important during an implementation and how it can help users overcome their fear of technology. Watch and see if you agree. You may just start looking forward to failure!

March 12, 2012 - The Complexity Effect

What is the complexity effect related to technology? In this VSP video blog, Robyn discusses why technology is perceived as complex and how we can overcome the complexity effect to get results.

March 5, 2012 - Reach Your Profit Potential - Reduce Complexity Part 3

Stop making business harder than it needs to be. Reduce complexity and make more money. In this VSP Video Blog, Robyn concludes the 3 part series with profit velocity and how to look at profitability based on effort. If you are relying solely on standard absorption costing methods to determine what products or markets contribute to profitability, you need to watch!

February 27, 2012 - Reach Your Profit Potential - Reduce Complexity Part 2

In Part 2 of Reaching Your Profit Potential, Robyn talks about the 3 main step necessary to reduce the complexity that exists in your company.

February 17, 2012 - Reach Your Profit Potential - Reduce Complexity Part 1

Part 1 of Reach Your Profit Potential gives example of three companies that continually challenge complexity, embrace simplicity and make more money than their competitors. These companies understand that you can simplify your business by only allowing complexity the customer is willing to pay for.

February 10, 2012 - Organizational Alignment - 7 Elements (Part 2)

Part 2 of Organizational Alignment outlines the 7 organizational elements and what alignment can mean to your business. Having the entire company on the same path with the same priorities using the same strategy can create significant profits. Go ahead, press the Play button!

February 2, 2012 - Organizational Alignment - The Hike (Part 1)

In part 1 of Organizational Alignment, follow along with this hiking adventure to learn how synchronization of the 7 elements impacts profitability. See if you can identify any of the team hikers as you or your work mates.

January 26, 2012 - Successful ERP Implementation -
Complexity vs. Simplicity

Robyn talks about the perceived complexity of the rich functionality provided by software companies and the simplicity with which manufacturers want technology to exist in their companies.

December 8, 2011 - Strategic Planning

It's time to run off to a secluded place with the leadership team and plan next year's strategy. Don't forget to schedule time in the planning session to discuss the execution plan. Let's make 2012 the Year of Action!

November 18, 2011 - Speed to Profit

Hear how to speed to profit by focusing on the parts of your company that create the most profit with the least amount of effort. Yes, I said LESS effort.

November 4, 2011 - System and Process Alignment

In this VSP Video Blog, Robyn talks about the on-going effort required to align systems and processes. What? It isn't on-going in your company?

October 26, 2011 - Organizational Urgency

Does you organization have a true or false sense of urgency? Do you excel in energy-wasting activity or taking results-based action?