Rhythm Systems Blog: Strategic Management & Team Alignment Insights

Alan Gehringer

Alan is a Rhythm Consultant. He has years of experience helping clients get into a strong Think Plan Do Rhythm to profitably grow their business with purpose. He is an expert meeting facilitator, critical thinker, lifelong learner and a good listener. He is committed to helping clients reach their business goals by drawing on his experience and family business background.

Best Practices for Boosting Employee Engagement in 2026

Discover the best ways to keep employees engaged: define vision, offer feedback, communicate ...

Accountable Leaders & Teams

Family Business Succession: Family Business Growth Strategies in 2024

In family businesses, it's hard to get multiple people to play nice with each other when they have ...

Strategy Execution

Accountable Leaders & Teams

Strategic Planning Tips: 17 Expert Tips for Effective Planning

A strategic plan is an essential tool for business success. It helps you define what you want to ...

Annual & Quarterly Planning

How to Win and Retain your Core Customers (Updated for 2024)

If you want to win and retain customers in 2018, you are going to have to fine tune or make ...

Increasing Sales

Strategies for Growth

Core Customer Value: 3 Steps to Identify and Define Your Core Customers

Learn how to identify and define your core customers to create highly satisfying experiences and ...

Increasing Sales

Core Customer

Employee Engagement Ideas for Manufacturing Industry: 11 Actionable Tips from our Experts

How can manufacturing companies improve employee engagement? You want the right people to stay with ...

Accountable Leaders & Teams

Power SWOT: Harness the Power of a SWOT Analysis in 2024

A common tool used in planning sessions is the SWOT analysis. The acronym SWOT stands for ...

Annual & Quarterly Planning

OPSP Template: One Page Strategic Plan for Scaling Up and Rockefeller Habits

I have recently been involved in a few conversations with clients that are new to the Rockefeller ...

Strategies for Growth

Manufacturing KPIs to Improve Production KPI Performance

Optimize your manufacturing production with key KPIs. Discover essential metrics to enhance ...

KPIs & Dashboards

Listening Strategies: Expert Tips for Effective Listening Skills

You may think listening skills aren't important, but they're actually one of the most critical ...

Accountable Leaders & Teams

Tips & Strategies

The Crucial Role of Annual Planning

Discover the power of annual planning with Rhythm Systems. Create a clear vision, align your ...

Annual & Quarterly Planning

Mastering Growth: The Top 11 Strategies to Scale Your Business

Achieving business growth in a dynamic market requires clear goals, innovation, ...

Strategies for Growth

Ways to Improve Meetings: 27 ExpertMeeting Tips

Effective meetings are driven by effective leaders. Explore 27 proven ways to improve meetings in ...

Effective Meetings

Why a Strategy Execution System Can Get You Better Results

Discover how a strategy execution system can transform your strategy into actionable results with a ...

Strategy Execution

On-Time Delivery KPIs: Examples to Improve On-Time Delivery for Manufacturing

Improve on-time delivery in manufacturing with these effective KPI strategies. Learn how to ensure ...

KPIs & Dashboards

Strategy Execution

Personal Path of Progress: The Secret to Reach Your Full Potential

Each December, I create a personal path of progress for myself. In doing so, I evaluate where I am ...

Accountable Leaders & Teams

Productivity vs Efficiency in Manufacturing

Two key concepts in manufacturing that often get misconstrued are productivity vs efficiency. ...

Accountable Leaders & Teams

High-Performance Solutions

Your Customer Has Changed: Have You?

Who is your core customer? Learn to attract the right customers to your business, expand your ...

Strategies for Growth

Strategy Execution

Planning for 2026: Tips to Create a Plan A and B

Planning for 2026: Create robust Plan A and B strategies to navigate uncertainty. Learn key tips to ...

Strategies for Growth

Annual & Quarterly Planning

What is the Difference Between a Primary and Secondary Customer?

Learn the distinction between primary and secondary customers to boost sales and ensure long-term ...

Strategies for Growth

Strategy Execution

Leadership Team Alignment: Prioritizing Goals for Optimal Success

Align your leadership team's goals effectively with clear priorities to drive growth. Discover how ...

Annual & Quarterly Planning

Scaling Growth: How to Scale Growth without Drama

Double-digit growth brings with it a host of new challenges, particularly how to effectively scale ...

Strategies for Growth

Create Your Personal BHAG [Examples]

Developing a personal BHAG is important because if we don't establish goals for ourselves, life has ...

Strategies for Growth

Does Your BHAG Connect to Your Company's Hedgehog?

I recently prepared for an annual planning session with a client and one thing the client wanted to ...

Strategies for Growth

Executive Coaching: 5 Signs That You Need Executive Coaching

Great leaders are responsible for driving growth and in order to continue to grow, it is imperative ...

Strategies for Growth

Accountable Leaders & Teams

Sales KPI Examples and Leading Indicators That Drive Revenue Growth

There a lot of variables that go into building a great sales pipeline, and marketing plays a big ...

Increasing Sales

KPIs & Dashboards

20 Mile March: My Introduction

20 Mile March: Learn how the 20 Mile March concept can help you achieve consistent business ...

Annual & Quarterly Planning

Accountable Leaders & Teams

5 Steps to Integrate Your Employee Culture After a Business Acquisition

For some companies, acquiring businesses is one of their strategies to drive growth. Unfortunately, ...

Mergers & Acquisitions

Leveraging Your Core Competencies to Create a Competitive Advantage with Examples

Companies that take the time to identify core competencies have the ability to create more value ...

Strategies for Growth

Quarterly Rocks: The Difference Between KPIs and Quarterly Rocks

What's the difference between KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and Priorities? This can be a very ...

Annual & Quarterly Planning

KPIs & Dashboards

Hedgehog Concept Examples: How a Hedgehog Supports a BHAG

Let us look at an example of a BHAG or Big Hairy Audacious Goal that helped one of our clients ...

Strategies for Growth

Have You Defined Your Company Core Purpose Statement? CPS Examples

How do we develop the Core Purpose statement that will stand the test of time? Ask why does the ...

Strategies for Growth

Meeting with Yourself: The Key to Personal Productivity

Allow fifteen to thirty minutes each week, before the start of the weekly meeting to reflect on the ...

Effective Meetings

Creating A Culture of Innovation: 5 Ways CEOs Can Drive a Culture of Innovation

Learn how CEOs can foster a culture of innovation within their organizations to drive growth and ...

Strategies for Growth

KPIs & Dashboards

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Richard Branson's Business Strategy: Proper Risk Taking

Richard Branson has won many of the bets he has made and lost on a few as well. He is not afraid to ...

Strategies for Growth

What is Your Favorite Habit of the 7 Habits of Stephen Covey?

Our team recently completed a leadership development training on Covey's “7 Habits of Managers.”

Accountable Leaders & Teams

Don't Give Away the Farm: Get Paid for the Value You Provide

Think about what you are providing and identify the value so that you can present your offering in ...

Increasing Sales

Brand Promise and Guarantee Differences between BMW, Hyundai & Toyota

In my search for a new car, I am considering three very different brands with different Brand ...

Strategies for Growth

Fire Bullets Then Cannonballs to Get the Most from Your Strategy

As we approach the busiest season for annual planning, I am encouraging clients to spend more time ...

Strategies for Growth

Annual & Quarterly Planning

Did Curiosity Really Kill the Cat?

To be a good leader, you need to be curious and come to the table ready to ask questions, not give ...

Accountable Leaders & Teams

Go on Muda Walk to Identify the 7 Deadly Wastes

Even if you're not in manufacturing, you can still practice continuous improvement. Let’s take a ...

Strategies for Growth

How to Use Goldratt's Thеоrу of Constraints for Personal Growth

Applying Goldratt's theory of constraints to your personal life can help you do better, reach ...

Accountable Leaders & Teams

How tо Imрrоvе Yоur Wееklу Mееtіngѕ

Looking to improve your weekly meetings? Quеѕtіоnѕ аrе a роwеrful mееtіng tool. They еlісіt ...

Effective Meetings

9 Strategies fоr Mаnаgіng Employee Turnоvеr

Duе tо changing еmрlоуее needs соuрlеd wіth a соmреtіtіvе jоb market, еmрlоуее turnover іѕ оn the ...

Accountable Leaders & Teams

Focus: Are You Reaping the Benefits?

Getting - and staying - focused can make you a lot more productive and happier. Of course, doing so ...

Accountable Leaders & Teams

Calling All CEO’s – Are You Sitting Behind a Desk All Day?

One of Jack Daly's messages was that the job of a CEO is to grow the company, not to run it. ...

Accountable Leaders & Teams