Reducing Waste with Path for Growth COO Zack Estes

Register for Operationalize Your Business If you’re not adding value for the customer, you’re creating waste. In this episode, Path for Growth COO Zack Estes breaks down the difference between value and waste, including planned and unplanned waste. He explains how you can start reducing waste in your business and create a culture that gets the whole team on board with your efforts.  As a business, it’s important to reduce waste and increase value (0:38) What is value, and why is it so important to keep in mind? (2:14) What is not value, or “waste?” (10:28) How can unintentional waste creep into a business? (15:59) How are planned and unplanned downtime different? (18:35) What might it look like to build a culture of reducing waste for the whole team? (23:46) Are there organizations that exemplify this concept? (30:46) What does it mean to make work visible? (33:05) Can you share some examples of unintentional waste? (43:52) What’s the difference between service and showmanship? (52:03) Why is overwork a type of waste? (59:16) What is the one thing everyone should know about value and waste? (1:03:09) How does reducing waste connect to operationalization? (1:06:47) Helpful Links and Resources If you're an impact-driven leader looking for accountability and guidance on achieving healthy growth, get perspective, direction, and training from our community of impact-driven leaders and the Path for Growth Coaching Team. Learn more about our Executive Membership at the link below. Path for Growth Membership   If you are a business leader, owner, entrepreneur, or simply looking to determine a path for healthy growth in your life both professionally and personally, get insight, guidance, and accountability in the context of a trusted relationship. Learn more about Path for Growth One-on-One Coaching at the link below.  Path for Growth One-on-One Coaching   Most email isn't worth it. This one is. Each week, you'll have a principle worth learning, a question worth answering, and a recommendation worth taking delivered to your mailbox each Wednesday morning. Sign up below. It's worth it.  Sign up for the Worth It Wednesday Email Join us for the 2023 Path for Growth Experience – Leading Leaders. This Experience exists to help you grow as a Leadership Team. The entire schedule has been designed for you to grow as an owner while simultaneously investing in your organization’s top leaders. Learn more about the 2023 Path for Growth Experience – Leading Leaders

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If you’re not adding value for the customer, you’re creating waste. In this episode, Path for Growth COO Zack Estes breaks down the difference between value and waste, including planned and unplanned waste. He explains how you can start reducing waste in your business and create a culture that gets the whole team on board with your efforts. 



  • As a business, it’s important to reduce waste and increase value (0:38)
  • What is value, and why is it so important to keep in mind? (2:14)
  • What is not value, or “waste?” (10:28)
  • How can unintentional waste creep into a business? (15:59)
  • How are planned and unplanned downtime different? (18:35)
  • What might it look like to build a culture of reducing waste for the whole team? (23:46)
  • Are there organizations that exemplify this concept? (30:46)
  • What does it mean to make work visible? (33:05)
  • Can you share some examples of unintentional waste? (43:52)
  • What’s the difference between service and showmanship? (52:03)
  • Why is overwork a type of waste? (59:16)
  • What is the one thing everyone should know about value and waste? (1:03:09)
  • How does reducing waste connect to operationalization? (1:06:47)


Helpful Links and Resources

If you're an impact-driven leader looking for accountability and guidance on achieving healthy growth, get perspective, direction, and training from our community of impact-driven leaders and the Path for Growth Coaching Team. Learn more about our Executive Membership at the link below.

Path for Growth Membership

 

If you are a business leader, owner, entrepreneur, or simply looking to determine a path for healthy growth in your life both professionally and personally, get insight, guidance, and accountability in the context of a trusted relationship. Learn more about Path for Growth One-on-One Coaching at the link below. 

Path for Growth One-on-One Coaching

 

Most email isn't worth it. This one is. Each week, you'll have a principle worth learning, a question worth answering, and a recommendation worth taking delivered to your mailbox each Wednesday morning. Sign up below. It's worth it. 

Sign up for the Worth It Wednesday Email


Join us for the 2023 Path for Growth Experience – Leading Leaders. This Experience exists to help you grow as a Leadership Team. The entire schedule has been designed for you to grow as an owner while simultaneously investing in your organization’s top leaders.

Learn more about the 2023 Path for Growth Experience – Leading Leaders


Creators and Guests

Alex Judd
Host
Alex Judd
Founder/CEO of Path For Growth
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