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Coffee with Larry
A Free 15-Minute Conversation
No Pitch. No Pressure. No Agenda.
Sometimes you don't need another presentation, article, or framework.
Sometimes you just want to talk with someone who has been there before.
Coffee with Larry is a free 15-minute conversation with Lawrence M. Schneider, Founder & CEO of Schneider Axiom Institute.
For more than fifty years, I've built businesses, led companies, made decisions, solved problems, made mistakes, changed direction, and learned from what happened next.
I've learned something else along the way:
Sometimes a Good Conversation Changes the Question.
Maybe something in your business isn't working the way it should.
Maybe you're facing a decision and aren't sure what deserves your attention first.
Maybe you keep seeing the same problem return.
Or maybe you simply have a question about SAI and want to ask me directly.
Whatever brought you here, tell me what's on your mind.
Grab a Cup of Coffee. Let's Talk.
— Larry
Topics
What Can We Talk About?
There doesn't have to be a formal agenda.
Most conversations begin with something like this:
A Problem That Keeps Coming Back
You've dealt with it before. It improves for a while, then returns — or shows up somewhere else.
You want another perspective on what you may be missing.
A Decision You're Wrestling With
You have information. You have options.
You're just not sure you're addressing the right issue first.
A Pattern You Can See But Can't Explain
Different people. Different circumstances. Same recurring result.
Something is happening. You want to think through what may deserve a closer look.
A Question About SAI
The Business Constraint Diagnostic™. FDC, CAS, or CAE. The Business Constraint Discipline™. Academic applications. Practitioner or partnership opportunities.
Or simply whether SAI has anything relevant to what you're trying to accomplish.
Bring the Question.
We'll Have the Conversation.
Process
How It Works
1
Tell Me What You'd Like to Discuss
Complete the short request form below.
A few specific sentences is enough.
2
Choose a Time
I'll send you my calendar. Choose an available 15-minute time that works for you.
3
We Connect
Phone or video. Your preference.
4
We Talk
You bring the question.
I'll bring more than fifty years of operating experience.
That's It.
The Coffee with Larry Process
One Request
One Thing I Ask
Be Specific.
When you request a conversation, tell me the one thing you would most like to discuss.
It might be a business problem, a decision, a recurring pattern, a question about SAI, or an opportunity you're considering.
You don't need to send me your company's history.
You don't need to explain everything that's wrong.
Just Tell Me What Matters Most Right Now.
I read the requests personally. A few specific sentences help me arrive prepared so we can use the fifteen minutes well.
Purpose
Why Do I Do It?
Because Sometimes a Conversation Is the Right Place to Start.
I've spent more than fifty years making business decisions when the answer wasn't obvious, the information wasn't complete, and the consequences were real.
I've also learned the value of another person's perspective.
Sometimes a conversation confirms what you've been thinking.
Sometimes it raises a question you hadn't considered.
Sometimes it tells you that you need more information before deciding what to do next.
If fifteen minutes of my experience can help you look at something differently or decide what deserves further examination, then it was fifteen minutes well spent.
No Pitch. No Pressure. No Agenda.
Clarity
One Important Distinction
A Conversation Is Not a Diagnosis.
Coffee with Larry is exactly what the name says: a conversation.
It is not the SAI Business Constraint Diagnostic™.
Identifying a probable governing constraint class requires a systematic examination of evidence. That is what the Business Constraint Diagnostic™ is designed to do.
I won't pretend I can diagnose your business in fifteen minutes.
What I can do is listen, ask questions, tell you what I see, and share the perspective I've developed over more than fifty years of operating businesses.
If I believe something deserves a closer look, I'll tell you. If I don't know, I'll tell you that too.
The Objective Is Simple:
Have a Useful Conversation.
Schedule
Request Your Coffee with Larry
Free · 15 Minutes · No Agenda
Tell me briefly what you'd like to discuss.
I'll read your request personally and send you my calendar.
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Availability
A Note About Scheduling
I keep the number of conversations limited so I can give each one my full attention.
If you don't see a convenient opening, new times are added regularly.
Closing
A Final Word
I've had thousands of business conversations over more than fifty years.
And some began with one person simply asking another:
Some were about problems.
Some were about decisions.
Some were about opportunities.
Some started because something wasn't working and nobody could quite explain why.
"What Do You Think?"
Those can be very useful words.
I won't pretend I've seen everything.
I won't tell you I know something when I don't.
But I'll listen.
I'll ask questions.
And I'll give you the best perspective I can from more than five decades of building, leading, deciding, succeeding, failing, adjusting, and learning.
Grab a Cup of Coffee.
Let's Talk.
— Larry
Lawrence M. Schneider
Founder & CEO
Schneider Axiom Institute
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