The XPLANE Collection

Better business, by design

Dave GrayApr 65 min read

How to measure culture

Few executives would disagree that the culture of an organization is a vitally important element of any strategic…

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Stephanie GioiaMar 253 min read

Can Memory Palaces Work for Organizations?

The article An Ancient and Proven Way to Improve Memorization in yesterday’s New York Times reignited a long-standing interest I’ve had in memory palaces, ever since The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci was assigned reading at my university. It got me…

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Dave GrayJan 115 min read

Moving a sales force from products to solutions

The world of sales has changed dramatically over the past few years. Customers can easily access a ton of information online. All that easily-available information is changing the way people do business.

Dave GrayDec 23, 20151 min read

How to create an inspiring meeting agenda

Designing a good agenda for a major meeting is a lot of work. I’m talking about the kind of meeting where you are asking people for a significant amount of time. Say, a one-day or two-day offsite with your senior team.

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Dave GrayDec 22, 20151 min read

A simple visual tool for team problem-solving

I love simple visual tools that help individuals and teams solve problems. Most work problems that are not immediately and easily solvable involve some degree of complexity. Visual Thinking is the most powerful way I know of for groups to clarify and…

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Dave GrayNov 16, 20155 min read

Visual thinking and NeuroLeadership

I was on the phone with a friend and former customer yesterday, who is now a leadership coach, and she asked me if I would connect the dots between our core practice, Visual Thinking, and NeuroLeadership.

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Dave GrayNov 10, 20154 min read

How to create a connected company

(And how XPLANE can help)

A new kind of company is emerging. A kind of company that is more innovative, leaner and faster. Companies like Google, Amazon and Facebook, who seem to be able to operate at massive scale and still maintain the agility…

Dave GrayOct 28, 20153 min read

What does XPLANE do?

A good strategy is huge. Vitally important.

But a good strategy is only the first part of the equation. To be successful an organization must translate that strategy into an organization design, along with a specific set of priorities and actions that will give that…

Dave GraySep 30, 20157 min read

Scaling the magic: How to hold on to a great company culture as you grow.

Robert Scoble posted this on Facebook today:

“Whenever you meet a successful entrepreneur ask them what their biggest mistake was.

The number one answer…

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Dave GraySep 29, 20155 min read

What is Culture Mapping and why should you care?

Depending on who you ask, 60–70 percent of change initiatives fail to meet their stated objectives, and the primary source of that failure, according to a Deloitte study, is resistance to change. So if you’re embarking on a change initiative…

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