Mike Smock and Curt Sahakian offer Mobilization Weekends designed to customize the Guru Red Manifesto to your operating environment. At the end of the weekend you have your own version of Guru Red that can be used to mobilize your troops! The Mobilization Weekends are conducted off-site and make a great opening or closing event for planning sessions, sales meetings or other executive retreats. Below is a sample agenda: PRE-WEEKEND - PREPARATION 01. Telephone Interview 02. Prioritize Rules and Mobilization Goals 03. Customize Mobilization Weekend Agenda 04. Distribution of Participant Homework Packets 05. Prepare 1 Page Snapshot of Current Business Strategy FRIDAY EVENING - MAP OUT WEEKEND 01. Dinner with Key Player(s) 02. Final Change to Mobilization Weekend Agenda SATURDAY MORNING - REFERENCE POINTS 01. Walk through GuruRed and Prioritize 02. Review One Page Snapshot of Current Business Strategy 03. Five Forces Analysis 04. Discretionary Dollar / Virtual Dollar Analysis 05. Map Out Value Chain Ratcheting Opportunities 06. Capital and Resource Needs and Sources 07. Customer Partnering / Targeting 08. Critical Vulnerabilities and Opportunities 09. Introduction to Maneuver Theory 10. Sun Tzu's Influence on Maneuver Theory 11. John Boyd and O-O-D-A Loops SATURDAY AFTERNOON 1. Determine Mission 2. Determine Strategy 3. Debate Doctrine 4. Debate the Rules SUNDAY - WRITE DOCTRINE AND RULES DELIVERABLES AND MATERIALS The format is an excellent catalyst for challenging traditional operating doctrine. Participants will learn the practical business applications of maneuver theory and take back a powerful new operating doctrine and supporting rules of engagement. Each participant leaves with more than 500 pages of background documents, 250 power point slides plus a pocket-library of strategy books - Sun Tzu's Art of War, Miyomoto Musashi's The Book of Five Rings, and WarFighting by the United States Marine Corp. COST, FORMAT AND SCHEDULING The Mobilizations are held off-site. The cost of the Mobilization is $9,950. Additionally, the Mobilization client is responsible for all travel, lodging and production expenses. Each Mobilization is limited to a single enterprise and a maximum of 5 attendees. Mobilization fee must be paid in full 14-days prior to the date.. Reserve your workshop date by calling 800/948-1700 and asking for Curt. Return Home