McDonald's Says No to Tic Tacs. You Say Yes to Everything. | Lazy Leverage #124

McDonald's could sell Tic Tacs. People have asked. They could put Monster in a cooler on the counter. They said no to all of it, because the thing has to stay simple, replicable and predictable. Your business says yes.

In this one: the 65 door account Peter turned down over four furnished units, why the operator who once drove Uber to pay the bills still can't say no, and the order Peter runs every exception through: values, policy, process, tech.

Chapters:00:00 - Intro00:33 - Welcome to Lazy Leverage02:57 - The 65 Door Account Peter Turned Down06:37 - Brought to You by Sagan Passport07:30 - The McDonald's Model11:47 - Why Exceptions Keep Companies Small14:47 - Clients Versus Customers18:35 - Chief Context Officer, and Adult Rules24:05 - Values, Policy, and What to Escalate29:40 - Buying a Business Is Closing Exceptions32:58 - Tighten Up a Couple Clicks

References Mentioned in This Episode -

Books:Warrillow, J. (2011). Built to sell: Creating a business that can thrive without you. Portfolio.Blanchard, K., & Johnson, S. (1982). The one minute manager. William Morrow.

People & Frameworks Cited:John Warrillow, Built to Sell, on the difference between clients and customersMarco Pierre White, on the customer not always being rightCommander's Intent, and CCIR, Commander's Critical Information RequirementsThe McDonald's model versus the local generalistCustomer intimacy versus operational excellence and product innovationEOS, rocks, and the vivid visionMy First Million, and the gentleman's agreementCrane Breaks

Tools Mentioned in the Episode:Notion, Slack, Zapier, AppFolio, Zillow

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