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16. How To Scale Your Business Using The Operational Secrets Of The Royal Marines With Ben Ford

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Ben Ford is a programmer and development team coach. He applies operational principles from the Royal Marines and 10 years in tech leadership to help businesses scale without getting stuck. Ben takes a systems approach, with more breadth than dogmatic agile consulting, and deep technical experience that's sometimes missing in business coaching.

In this episode, Ben shares:

  • What tech startups can learn from military operations
  • How the OODA loop process applies to both military and business strategy
  • How to continuously monitor and improve your operations
  • What high performance looks like in an organisational context
  • The importance of cross-functional teams and avoiding silos
  • How to balance operational efficiency with innovation and experimentation
  • The impact that bullying has had on his life
  • And much, much more...

    • Links and resources:

    • About Ben: https://commando.dev/about 
    • The OODA loop: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OODA_loop
    • Team of Teams: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Team-Teams-Rules-Engagement-Complex/dp/0241250838
    • Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Antifragile-Things-that-Gain-Disorder/dp/0141038225

      • Connect with Ben:

      • Ben's website: https://commando.dev/
      • Twitter: @commandodev
      • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/commandodev/

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