Dec 16, 2021
On PivotMe today, we have Nick Sonnenberg, business efficiency expert, and author of the Idea to Execution book. He is the founder and CEO of Leverage; he uses his background in data science to disrupt the way people work by leveraging the power of outsourcing, common tools, and automation.
Nick explains how his former career as a high-frequency trader taught him to celebrate micro wins to make significant changes.
In this episode, Nick explains in detail how to use tools to document systems and processes in an organization for effective communication and work management. Listen in to learn how you can execute your ideas properly by enhancing your capability and capacity to do so.
Pivotal Questions Asked:
[3:30] Can you talk to us about the high-frequency trader, the
work that you did, and how it translates over to your work
today?
[6:25] How were you not grappling with impostor syndrome handling
$10-$20 billion in your mid-twenties?
[16:39] Can you tell us more about your new book?
[23:29] What would you say to a pivoter that’s running a $10
million organization trying to figure out which tool to use?
[35:28] When was the moment that you realized it was time for you
to leave finance and do something else?
[46:04] If you could tell the world one thing, what would it
be?
In This Episode You Will Learn:
[11:30] The difference between being detail-oriented and
perfectionism in process documentation.
[14:27] How to enhance your capabilities and capacity for proper
ideas execution.
[16:48] The CPR framework (communicate, plan &resource) – how
teams and organizations can use tools and systems to save time.
[30:49] Why you should get to the root cause of your organization’s
issues and get your systems and processes in order rather than
hiring more people.
[38:52] The dynamic role optimization – the importance of
responsibilities documentation and getting junior work off of
senior people’s work.
[46:08] How to change your mindset and set your company to optimize
for speed of retrieval vs. speed of transfer.
Quotes:
“Ideas are valuable but if you don’t have a system to capture or
prioritize them, if they never see the light of day, they’re worth
nothing.”- Nick [14:43]
“It’s not the best ideas that come to the market, it’s often ones
that are consistently executed.”- April [16:27]
“If you don’t know when or how to use a tool, it’s going to hurt
your company, not help your company.”- Nick [19:11]
“The world is changing so fast, being agile and able to pivot
quickly is critical.”- Nick [29:47]
‘Your ability to execute and be agile and change is going to be
critical to staying relevant and able to grow.”- Nick [30:03]
“Adding more people to an inefficient process makes everything
harder.”- Nick [32:28]
Connect with Nick: https://www.getleverage.com/
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