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69 Of 261: My Worst Nightmare 261 cadence meetings weekly sync Dec 22, 2022

 

Nothing is worse for me than when I'm in a meeting and time feels wasted or unfocused. 

I can literally feel my skin crawling.

I get...

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Increasing Your ROT: Return on Time cadence Nov 29, 2022

Everyone can cut 2-4 hours of low-value work out of their week.

 

But most would say that’s impossible. 

 

The problem? 

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Think Bigger, Think Backward: Questions for Annual Planning cadence destination Oct 03, 2022

Sometimes, in order answer big questions about the future, we have to time travel.

I start with 2 questions when I talk with leadership teams about...

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5 Types of Opportunities and Obstacles 261 cadence Jul 27, 2022

Ever been working with your team through an idea or obstacle, but you get lost in what you're really trying to solve? 

Often we get wrapped up...

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Where Are We? The 4 Stages of Business Evolution cadence design May 17, 2022

 

“Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets.”  - W. Edwards Deming

 

Often we work with teams...

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Cheat sheet for a better year cadence Apr 28, 2022

I’ve found that there are 8 things I need to do 4x a year that end up making things easier overtime. They keep me and my teams out of...

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Healthy F.I.T. Conversations cadence conversation culture Apr 01, 2022

Having ongoing conversations should not be just another checkmark in the cadence of your business. 

In order to chart the course, the leader...

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S2 Sync: Gain Clarity and Control for your Business cadence design destination ethos people score Oct 15, 2021

Leaders need to be able to manage the day-to-day operations within their organizations. They also need to see the big picture and be able to stay...

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Keeping Score cadence score Oct 07, 2021

Playing a game without knowing the score would be frustrating and pointless. Some might argue that you just play for the fun of it but I’m...

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Cadence: Defining the Heartbeat of your Organization cadence Sep 17, 2021

Webster defines cadence as the flow or rhythm of events. The pattern in which something is experienced. In a business environment, a...

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