Transformation Archives

May 16, 2023March 30, 2025

Transformative Cheese

Who Moves The Cheese?

A Good Read: “Who Moved My Cheese” by Spencer Johnson M.D.

Materials – “Who Moved My Cheese” by Spencer Johnson, M.D

Let’s cover this allegorical metaphorical story. It’s a lovely little tale that I’ve been wanting to explore for a while now, as as Dr. Johnson’s work has been referenced numerous times in my life over the past 15 years.

Despite not having had the time or energy to read it until now, we are finally tackling Who Moved My Cheese” by Spencer Johnson, M.D. I like to think of the story as a Transformative allegory about Cheese or money.

Famous last words, ‘who removes life’s blockers’? Well, you do. I’ll be brief: the book is interesting, seemingly shining the proverbial spotlight on ‘change’. I enjoyed the picture developed while various personas worked around “Who Moved My Cheese”. It’s an interesting take on transformation, identifying personal blockers, working through issues, ultimately; how to overcome and transform your ‘actions’ either in both your personal and professional life.

The key here is action – you’ve got to do something, anything; just do something (to transform) your activity into actionable, do-able and sustainable outcomes. In this case, finding new paths, ways to find success while identifying pros and cons to looking elsewhere. This transformative ‘Cheese’, if you will is a great business book to share with others. Give the ‘secret’ away, but more importantly read more on Who Moved My Cheese” by Spencer Johnson M.D.. Read reviews or commentaries on the book and download or order it. This is an unsolicited and unpaid advertisement, so take it at face value. The value is in the read – a great little work on transformation.

Finally, look, I’m not a personal growth paperback pusher (or digital read), I thought I would mention it for those of you who like to learn the value of change or in my case, communication via Audible.

Find materials and references and other resources such as books like Dr. Johnson’s “Who Moved My Cheese” about knowing when to change; or the ‘how to improve and change, your ‘change IQ’, coupon codes and updates such as FAA Updates to stay informed about warnings, TFR’s and know when and where to fly. The same goes for electronics updates, upgrades and firmware releases. We also have Nikon Firmware , Innova Multimeter “how-to’s”, and AC Gilbert American Flyer Model Train Schemas. All relevant in the technological world, or if you enjoy small gadgets and working on electronics! Enjoy!

September 5, 2018March 31, 2025

Learn & Apply

Are you Results Driven, How do you become Results Driven?

Being A Results Driven Organization

Methodology – Learn & Apply

First, Learn & Apply… What was your hypothesis? How did you test it? What did you learn from the test results? Any viable ideas? Did you retest and test again? Do you need to test once more?

Secondly, the challenging part arises: where do we apply our learnings? Do we cease learning? Do we work with others? The answer is certainly no. The question then becomes: when and where should you begin testing again once you’ve implemented a change, reduced redundancies, or enhanced system improvements? The time to learn is now. Or is it time to apply those findings elsewhere and make further adjustments to redundancies or system improvements? Does it sound as simple as that?

Thirdly, there are often more questions than answers, so it’s important to always strive to learn and apply new knowledge. If we stop learning, our progress may also come to a halt. Remember, you have the power to make a difference in your business, with your people, and for your brand. Lastly, we advocate for achievable changes and encourage continuous testing. We test, retest, and test again to learn from behaviors, analyze results, and effectively implement change.

As usual, please leave a comment below and let us know what you’re thinking!

September 5, 2018March 31, 2025

Hypothesize

Imagine, Think, Be Creative

Be Creative – What’s Next You Ask?

Methodology – Hypothesize

Fixed Ideas Need New Ideas, New People; New Solutions. Thinking inside and outside the box, critical thinking, deep learning are all skills that customers appreciate, as they feel that their voice is being heard.

We enjoy brainstorming, storming, testing and finding results. Hypothesize more, or as much as you can. However, results are for another topic; thinking about what you want to achieve with your business is crucial. We aim to generate big ideas, building on them and offer great solutions.

The Scientific Method: Same Process Applies

Representing our brand with a variation or spin on the scientific method is just another way to approach things. You may be wondering where to start, how to start, and who will lead the change. Well, it’s probably you.

The key is to begin somewhere, whether with a small or large change. The importance of hypothesizing is crucial when considering change. So, should we change or not? The question to ask is what cost, risks, and benefits are associated with making this change feasible. What costs are we avoiding my implementing this change? Check out our upcoming articles on our methodology, where we discuss hypothesizing, generating good ideas, and putting them to the test, thorough testing. The results of our testing guide us towards the learning process and the application of our findings.

So, should we change or not? The question is, what are the costs, risks, and benefits associated with making this change possible? What costs are we avoiding by implementing this feasible change? Please refer to the following articles on our methodology. We discuss the process of hypothesizing, generating good ideas, and testing them. The outcomes of our testing lead us towards the learning process and the application of our test results.

Lets’s explore the entire process, starting with hypothesizing (as highlighted in this article, active idea generation), then moving on to testing, learning & applying. We discuss these topics and more in our marketing and methodology articles covering possible changes, navigating challenges, improving vision, and knowing when to seek improvement or transformation. While there are many other topics to consider, let’s start here!

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September 5, 2018March 31, 2025

Partners

Let’s Connect, Partner With Us

Finding The Right People: A Network, Community

Methodology – Partnership

We Want To Recognize Our Partners, Contractors, Mentors and Friends. The right people, the right products or services, and the right time are crucial. We aim to ride out the troughs and experience controlled growth in the peaks, always looking for the right time to expand with the right partnership in place.

A great strategy can withstand the storm and even thrive in a downturned market… It is important to remember that partnership, is a foundational characteristic in running an organization. We collaborate with our customers, friends, and family to solve problems in real-time during the peaks, while also preparing and safeguarding our investments for the next trough.

Partners – why partners? As the second part of our foundational message, we welcome new partners and celebrate our past. We have evolved from a garage to a startup to a small business. Someday we will welcome the next step, whatever and whenever that may be. Until then, we encourage you today. Test your business strategy to see what can change. What is considered low-hanging fruit or easy change with maximum benefit, and what is considered limited expense with limited benefit and maximum expense.

There is something right in front of you that can be tried. Try something today. We did, and we are grateful to those who have been advocates of ours for many years. Join us in celebrating our early freelancing business partner: Davis and Sallee Design Ltd., Sallee Corporation clients in our beginning-to-mid years and the Sallee Technology team today. Equally important, let’s recognize those who came before us, those who make this possible everyday. Soon we hope to launch a 501c3 effort to help others in need.

September 5, 2018March 31, 2025

Growth and Transformation

Transform, Grow and Change

Growth and Transformation With Those Around You, Right People, Right Time, Test and Drive Towards Excellence

Methodology – Growth and Transformation

How do you envision the growth of your business over time? How can you transform the business? With all the highs and lows, learning lessons… Grow wisely, grow locally and grow independently.

We selected growth (transformation and refactoring) as our first six foundational messages; growth represents the potential for change. Embrace growth, try something new today, whether right or wrong (in the sense of ROI), there is always room for growth. You have to find the growth. Invest. Take action with Cost-to-Benefit CBA driven backlog leads to transformative change, making it scalable and always present in growth focused, forward-thinking business.

What’s unique about growth? The ability to change and transform your ideas and bring them to market faster. Anyone can grow, change, or improve. We utilize a well-known method for improvement, drawing from the scientific method, learning from failures, and relying on empirical evidence.

So, What’s Next

Nothing new, nothing transformative from a business model perspective. We find that successful change is deeply rooted in change itself, based on what you know today – empirical evidence. There are numerous studies, years of management courses, and extensive learning required to implement, work, and excel in any one of the 15 flavors of Waterfall, Agile, Agile At Scale, Scrum and so on. Why are there so many? Yes, we acknowledge that systems need to scale from garage to enterprise. However, we must ask why there are so many variants.

The answer is simple, making a system that fits your organization can have various outcomes, ranging from bad to good to downright ugly. It is crucial to hire the right people, require skills beyond completing tasks, have team members take ownership of their work, and follow a process of: hypothesizing, testing, learning and applying (said learnings). Yes, we believe it is.

Additionally, we believe in taking a pragmatic approach to incremental change, or in this case, incremental growth and transformation. We always acknowledge that failures can be difficult, but the key difference lies in the ability to learn from them. If you fail and do not learn, then it is indeed a loss. However, the silver lining is the potential for change that can result from the learning process, regardless of perspective. We see this as the micro-growth, transformative change, necessary to enhance your business, regardless of its size, level, or challenges.

What problems can we help you solve today?

October 1, 2017March 31, 2025

Business Services

Services, Design, Development, Business and Creatives

Let’s Partner Up, Transform & Simplify

Lab Work – Business Services, Transforming the holistic business and IT ecosystem

A partnership is being formed to accelerate business services, functions, strategy, and brand, transforming the holistic ecosystem. Let’s collaborate to streamline change.

Below you will find business and IT channels, as well as past and present roles within the local community, global market and knowledge/expertise.

Strategic Scope, Transformation, Understanding, Throughput/Variation and Change

With over 24 years of experience in the various industries worldwide, including: Advertising, Business Administration, Business Services, Finance, Engineering, Healthcare, Insurance, Restaurant, Production, Investment, Marketing, Retail, Global Technology, Consulting, Defense, Utility, and more. I have honed my skills in finding the right fit. Whether it’s connecting with the right people, tackling complex problems, providing notch services, or maximizing the bottom line, I am dedicated to achieving success in every endeavor.

Current Leadership Roles:

Manatee Chamber of Commerce, and Better Business Council Member ’23 – present
UXPA – Member At Large, ’07 – ’12, ’23 – present
AIGA – Member At Large, ’07 – ’12, ’23 – present

Previous Leadership and Business Services Roles:

Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce, ’21 – ’23
Academy of Model Aeronautics, ’18 – ’23
Certified Scrum Professional, Advanced Certified Scrum Master, Certified Scrum Master – Scrum Alliance, ’19
Professional Scrum Master, Product Owner – Scrum.org, ’16
IBM Blue Core Coach, Coach Supervisor, ’19
IBM Agile Achiever, ’19
IBM Social Ambassador, ’18 – ’19
HOA – Treasurer, ’16 – ’17
UXPA – Director Of Experience, ’10 – ’11
AIGA – Director Of Experience, ’10 – ’11
SHCC – Junior Board, Membership ‘7 – ‘8
Lacrosse Coach – Elementary, High School, Grad/Post Grad and University ’02 – ’18

Education:

iOS and MacOS Certified Technician, Apple
IT Support, Google
Agile Development Program, University of Virginia, Darden School
Master of Business Administration, University of Phoenix
Interactive Web Technologies, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
B.A. Graphic Design, Minor in Fine Arts, Marymount University

Creative Services

For more information, first delve into our work. If you have questions, please reach out. We are a full service design shop as well. Graphics, logos, desktop publishing and more. If you’re interested in seeing our latest sketches and art projects, see those on X @salleecreates. Check those out, posts are shared two to 3 times per week; if you like what you see or want to join in give us a follow.

Other Services and Project Information

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