Define: "See What Sticks" in Business
Catastrophic fiscal burn
"Document everything in writing. When the inevitable failure happens produce the receipts."
An exploratory methodology involving multiple concurrent initiatives to identify the most effective solution.
What does "See What Sticks" actually mean?
"We have zero strategy, so we are going to assign you five contradictory projects and blame you when four of them fail."
"We will run A/B tests on these pilot programs and see what sticks with the user base."
"The new manager's plan is to just throw three new agile frameworks at the wall and see what sticks."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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Tired of hearing this?
Next time someone says "See What Sticks" in a meeting, track exactly how much company money they just wasted. Play Buzzword Bingo, generate a waste invoice, and stop the bleeding.
