The Life-Changing Magic of Understanding Variation, with Cedric Chin, Part 1

The Dan Barrett Show

In today’s episode, I'm joined by Cedric Chin, a leading voice in business writing and the developer of XMrit, a revolutionary tool for business data analysis. 

We'll explore the secrets behind mastering skills and leading effectively, and how progress is a marathon, not a sprint. Cedric shares his journey of turning frustrations with Excel templates into a game-changing tool, and we discuss why understanding variation could be your hidden superpower. 

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by data or struggled to make meaningful improvements in business, this conversation is for you. Let’s get started!

Show Highlights:

  • Learn insights about data-driven companies [05:12]
  • This is the source behind most Amazon ideas [07:17]
  • How to change your approach towards business and life? [09:44]
  • Discover how XMR charts give you an understanding of variation [12:33]
  • Navigating the significant and insignificant changes [14:31]
  • Can your business grow by only talking to customers? [16:40]
  • This is how you can get an exceptional variation [20:21]
  • Find out how failure builds intuition [24:48]

To learn more about Cedric Chin and his work, check out the below websites: https://commoncog.com/ https://xmrit.com/ https://shop.xmrit.com/metrics-masterclass 

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