{"id":5392,"date":"2010-10-14T06:07:16","date_gmt":"2010-10-14T13:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/?p=5392"},"modified":"2016-11-14T03:24:37","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T08:24:37","slug":"run-a-business-like-an-aquarium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/run-a-business-like-an-aquarium\/5392\/","title":{"rendered":"Transparent Business Model: Run a Business Like an Aquarium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a296a24fa2fc69ef5487857f02f111e8\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Single Post readerboard -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8207522353004717\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1144967431\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>A good transparent business model is like Running a Business Like an Aquarium.<\/p>\n<p>I read this quote recently and found it very appropriate and aligned to the principles of visual management &#8211; specifically, the principle of <a title=\"visual management, make it obvious\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/visual-management-principle-make-it-obvious\/2536\/\">Make it Obvious<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A business should be run like an aquarium, where everybody can see what&#8217;s going onwhat&#8217;s going in, what&#8217;s moving around, what&#8217;s coming out. That&#8217;s the only way to make sure people understand what you&#8217;re doing, and why, and have some input into deciding where you are going. Then, when the unexpected happens, they know how to react and react quickly (<a title=\"great game of business, jack stack, bo burlingame\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/038547525X?ie=UTF8&#038;ref_=sr_1_1&#038;qid=1286797733&#038;sr=8-1&#038;linkCode=shr&#038;camp=213733&#038;creative=393181&#038;tag=sixsigma09-20\">Great Game of Business<\/a>, Jack Stack, Bo Burlingame.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/038547525X?ie=UTF8&#038;ref_=sr_1_1&#038;qid=1286797733&#038;sr=8-1&#038;linkCode=shr&#038;camp=213733&#038;creative=393189&#038;tag=sixsigma09-20\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5393 aligncenter\" title=\"run-a-business-like-an-aquarium\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/run-a-business-like-an-aquarium.jpg\" alt=\"run a business like an aquarium\" width=\"517\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/run-a-business-like-an-aquarium.jpg 517w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/run-a-business-like-an-aquarium-300x107.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In your business, process, department, cube, or whatever work environment in which you find yourself:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>WHAT can you do today to make what you do more obvious and more aligned to the principle of the aquarium?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/038547525X?ie=UTF8&#038;ref_=sr_1_1&#038;qid=1286797733&#038;sr=8-1&#038;linkCode=shr&#038;camp=213733&#038;creative=393181&#038;tag=sixsigma09-20\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5394 aligncenter\" title=\"the-great-game-of-business\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/the-great-game-of-business.jpg\" alt=\"the great game of business, jack stack, bo burlingame\" width=\"411\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/the-great-game-of-business.jpg 411w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/the-great-game-of-business-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A good transparent business model is like Running a Business Like an Aquarium. 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