This blog was created by Execution. Strategic Discipline originated from Verne Harnish's principles provided initially in Mastering the Rockefeller Habits, and then Scaling Up. In The “M” Game Shannon points out these principles were also included in Jim Collins’ Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0 and Jack Stack’s Great Game of Business.
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Topics: Strategic Discipline, meeting rhythms, Business Priorities, priorities, metrics, Execution, Metronomics, Shannon Byrne Susko, The "M" Game
Cadence of Accountability – How Alan Mulally Rid Ford of Poor Performers
Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Feb 18, 2019
Topics: weekly meetings, Cadence of Accountability, meeting rhythms, Meetings a Cadence of Accountability, leadership meetings, Alan Mulally, American Icon
Topics: meeting rhythms, meetings, Innovation, leadership meetings, Leadership Decisions
Strategic Discipline Simplified – Priority, Metrics, Meeting Rhythms
Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Aug 14, 2017
Topics: Strategic Discipline, Cadence of Accountability, meeting rhythms, priority, Execution, Key Metrics
In our Gazelles and Strategic Discipline’s Monthly Meetings there’s a segment of the meeting dedicated to What’s Working and What’s Not.
Read MoreTopics: Strategic Discipline, meeting rhythms, monthly meetings, 4 Disciplines of Execution, What's Working & What's Not
Topics: Strategic Discipline, meeting rhythms, metrics, The One Thing, Extraordinary Results
Last year one of my customers, Fleck Sales, created a theme based on the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, “What we have here is a failure to communicate.”
Read MoreTopics: weekly meetings, Strategic Discipline, meeting rhythms, daily huddle, where are you stuck
Routine Sets You Free – Disciplined Preparation Sets You Up
Posted by Douglas A Wick on Thu, Apr 21, 2016
If you recall when I first got into the hospital I wrote a blog Can Routines Really Set You Free? Little did I realize that getting back home would be a routine changer as well. Football legend Bear Bryant said, “It's not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.”
Topics: leukemia, Strategic Discipline, meeting rhythms, priorities, metrics, Michelle Wick
Why Your First Time Block is Vacation – Your One Thing...
Posted by Douglas A Wick on Thu, Feb 4, 2016
In The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller, Jay Papasan, Gary Keller shares the following story to emphasize the power of Time Blocking:
Read MoreTopics: Strategic Discipline, One Thing, planning, meeting rhythms, time management, use of energy
Why, What, How of a Weekly Meeting and Meeting Rhythms
Posted by Douglas A Wick on Thu, Apr 30, 2015
Last blog Why Meeting Rhythms are a Critical Strategic Discipline we captured why weekly meetings are so important, providing a little tease on why, what, and how to conduct this centerpiece of aligning discipline that stirs growth in your business.
Topics: Customer Feedback, Employee Feedback, weekly meetings, meeting rhythms, Best Business Practices