A Coaching Breakthrough: How Colin Campbell Won Big with Hostopia
Find out how Rhythm Systems' coaching methods and framework helped Colin Campbell, an experienced ...
Strategies for Growth
Strategy Execution
Patrick is our Rhythm ninja. He is author of Execute Without Drama and Rhythm: How to Achieve Breakthrough Execution and Accelerate Growth, creator of Rhythm software, and head of our company. He is a Rhythm Consultant with years of experience helping clients get in a strong Think Plan Do Rhythm to grow their business with purpose.
Help strengthen your team's execution with better focus, alignment and accountability. Learn how to ...
Accountable Leaders & Teams
High-Performance Solutions
At Rhythm, our secret to successful implementation is helping companies implement performance ...
Accountable Leaders & Teams
High-Performance Solutions
When customer problems arise, typical processes probably won’t fix them in a way that leaves the ...
Strategies for Growth
Go the Second Mile
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Choose well. Say “No” to the rest, and have a great Winning Quarter!
Annual & Quarterly Planning
Strategy Execution
Leaders often talk about keeping their best people, but thinking we can keep anyone is a ...
Employee Health and Retention
High-Performance Solutions
Annual Planning with your teams is part of achieving great communication, accountability, and ...
Annual & Quarterly Planning
Accountable Leaders & Teams
Are you navigating a hybrid or remote workforce in your team management? This blog post will guide ...
Strategies for Growth
Go the Second Mile
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It is easy to confuse your strategy and your strategic plan. Strategy and strategic moves should ...
Strategies for Growth
Annual & Quarterly Planning
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Our annual planning process has been developed by our team of experts. It helps us to identify ...
Annual & Quarterly Planning
Strategy Execution
Rhythm is the CEO playbook for growing companies. Re-released in 2022, best-selling author Patrick ...
Strategies for Growth
Strategy Execution
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3 year strategic plans help bridge the gap between businesses strategy and plan execution. ...
Strategies for Growth
Strategy Execution
You need to be able to tie strategy to action plans that are worked on and tracked weekly to create ...
Strategy Execution
Accountable Leaders & Teams
Every quarter is a thirteen-week race. It goes by fast. Before you know it, the quarter is over. ...
Annual & Quarterly Planning
Effective Meetings
At annual planning, we need to be sure we think about our company if we only served our core ...
Increasing Sales
Annual & Quarterly Planning
We have the privilege of working with many top companies at Rhythm Systems. Many of our clients are ...
Strategy Execution
Accountable Leaders & Teams
When buying a company, don’t be seduced by the financial model. You can't have breakthrough ...
Strategies for Growth
Strategy Execution
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Having a set of documented core values that you live daily is a powerful Execution Tool for your ...
Strategies for Growth
Accountable Leaders & Teams
Through these growth stages Simms Fishing maintained employee engagement by sending a consistent ...
Annual & Quarterly Planning
Accountable Leaders & Teams
It’s time to plan your fourth quarter and finish the year strong! One of the reasons plans fail is ...
Annual & Quarterly Planning
Strategy Execution
It is really hard for CEOs to make changes unless you can see or visualize the cost of not dealing ...
Strategies for Growth
Accountable Leaders & Teams
Jack, a CEO, asked me to review his execution plan. His team was missing their profit and revenue ...
Strategy Execution
Accountable Leaders & Teams
Make the right decisions daily and weekly. Who is your core customer? Are you saying Yes to them ...
Increasing Sales
Strategies for Growth
It is important to have winning strategies that drive your annual plan. Don't just focus on ...
Strategies for Growth
Annual & Quarterly Planning
Many companies have nicely bound and thick strategic plans. Thick plans. What I call high "thud ...
Strategies for Growth
Annual & Quarterly Planning
A major part of AvidXchange's success is attributed to discipline & a series of regular rhythms: ...
Strategies for Growth
Annual & Quarterly Planning
Our very first conference was a huge success. Thank you to our attendee's of the Breakthrough ...
Strategy Execution
Accountable Leaders & Teams
Frederique Constant increases employee engagement by having a rhythm of doing, visualizing goals, ...
KPIs & Dashboards
Effective Meetings
and more
The right people executing great customer service can provide this type of competitive edge for ...
Increasing Sales
Accountable Leaders & Teams
In quarterly planning, how do you empower your leadership team to share ideas, but still command ...
Annual & Quarterly Planning
Effective Meetings
and more
Rhythm client AvidXchange has a wonderful culture. They've been able to direct that competitive ...
Increasing Sales
Strategies for Growth
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They really do a great job, having an execution plan that gives them the confidence to execute a ...
Annual & Quarterly Planning
Strategy Execution
Priorities often turn Red or Yellow during weeks 4, 5, or 6 of your 13-Week Race so this is the ...
Annual & Quarterly Planning
Strategy Execution
Most people think of “listening” as a leadership skill. Leaders need to listen to their people. ...
Annual & Quarterly Planning
Accountable Leaders & Teams
Every quarter is a 13 Week Race. How are you doing? Most of us have priorities to deliver and ...
Annual & Quarterly Planning
KPIs & Dashboards
How do you know if your company is set up for great execution? Most people would say that they want ...
Strategy Execution
Accountable Leaders & Teams
Great companies first win on the basics, then they wow you with something special. Make sure you ...
Strategies for Growth
Annual & Quarterly Planning
How do you prepare for your annual planning session? How do you get the best data and insights to ...
Strategies for Growth
Annual & Quarterly Planning
Life was great. I was experiencing explosive growth. It felt like we were on a rocket going to the ...
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Strategy Execution
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Every company hits a crisis once in a while. It is not a question of whether you will hit one. It's ...
Annual & Quarterly Planning
Accountable Leaders & Teams
I like to think of every quarter as a 13 week race. The only way to have a great year, is to have ...
Annual & Quarterly Planning
KPIs & Dashboards
Customer service should never be back seat to company policy. Be sure you are accountable for your ...
Increasing Sales
Accountable Leaders & Teams
Jim Collins talks about the 20 mile march in chapter 4 of his book "Great By Choice". Learn how to ...
Strategies for Growth
Annual & Quarterly Planning
Ask yourself "does my Execution Plan play where the puck is? Or am I playing where the puck is ...
Annual & Quarterly Planning
Strategy Execution
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Stephen Covey passed away this week on July 16th, 2012. I was very sad to hear of his passing. He ...
Strategy Execution
Accountable Leaders & Teams
Keynote by Patrick Thean, CEO Rhythm Systems, where he discussed how important it is to focus on ...
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Strategy Execution
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If you want strong business execution, you must start with a strong team. There is no better way ...
Strategy Execution
Accountable Leaders & Teams
Q2 has already started. We should all be off and running on our 13 week race. Strong business ...
Annual & Quarterly Planning
Strategy Execution
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Leadership is often one of the surprising missing elements in business execution.
Strategy Execution
Accountable Leaders & Teams
Here are 5 things to think about to help maximize a KPI
KPIs & Dashboards
Strategy Execution
I was with a client, trying to accelerate his business execution and create a habit to be sure his ...
KPIs & Dashboards
Strategy Execution
Great companies have great business execution in part because they have strong core values.
Strategies for Growth
Strategy Execution
How do you know if your execution is connected to your strategy?
Strategies for Growth
Strategy Execution
Meetings are very expensive. Here is a quick tip to get the most value out of your meetings.
Strategy Execution
Effective Meetings
Have a virtual bench for key business execution people on your team.
Strategies for Growth
Strategy Execution
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Daniel Pink's book "Drive" talks about what really motivates people.
Strategy Execution
Accountable Leaders & Teams
As you begin your new year, here are a couple of ideas and tips for those who are still working on ...
Strategies for Growth
Annual & Quarterly Planning
and more
It is critical to have a clear execution plan aligned with your strategy. Proof of alignment (or ...
Strategies for Growth
Strategy Execution
Let's talk about Autonomy! Use Red-Yellow-Green success criteria to encourage this in your people.
KPIs & Dashboards
Strategy Execution
and more
I recently heard Daniel Pink speak about the best way to motivate your people.
Strategy Execution
Effective Meetings
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Lack of clarity and success criteria will cause poor performance due to poor leadership, not due to ...
Strategies for Growth
Strategy Execution
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Where were you when you found out that Steve Jobs passed away?
Accountable Leaders & Teams
Then you can make sure that your people in the right seats can run and execute towards the right ...
KPIs & Dashboards
Effective Meetings
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So... What do you do if your critical number goes red? Discuss it in your Weekly Meeting.
KPIs & Dashboards
Effective Meetings
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Daniel Pink, author of the best selling book Drive, shared his insights on how people are really ...
Strategy Execution
Accountable Leaders & Teams
So you have an employee who really does not live your core values… he or she just does not seem to ...
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Strategy Execution
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Rhythm. Execution Rhythm. Rhythm builds momentum. When you have momentum, it is much easier ...
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Strategy Execution
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Sometimes you just have to dig a little deeper for the answer.
Strategies for Growth
Strategy Execution
Procrastination is poor business execution because it allows your competition time to sneak past ...
Strategies for Growth
Strategy Execution
After our webcast on Mid Year adjustments, I received a couple more questions regarding using the ...
Strategies for Growth
Annual & Quarterly Planning
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I received some questions via email after the webinar regarding the people plan tool. Here are ...
Strategy Execution
Accountable Leaders & Teams
Speed... Speed... Speed. Reacting quickly to a customer's need or issue can transform a customer ...
Strategies for Growth
Strategy Execution
Sometimes we get so busy by seemingly important things that we are blinded from identifying the ...
Strategies for Growth
Strategy Execution
Saying no takes courage, and it takes the support and backing of your team as well as your manager ...
Strategies for Growth
Strategy Execution
Are you focused on how many hours your team is working or how much output and value they ...
Strategies for Growth
Strategy Execution
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Change is easier when you have momentum. Observe your people and look for bright spots as they ...
Strategy Execution
Accountable Leaders & Teams
Do less and get more done! That seems rather difficult to achieve... doing less while getting more ...
Strategies for Growth
Strategy Execution
Learn a simple process for creating new habits that works with business execution and in your ...
Strategies for Growth
Strategy Execution
Learn to use RedYellowGreen success criteria to motivate your team to stay on track.
KPIs & Dashboards
Accountable Leaders & Teams
When you go to a gas station to fuel up your car, you have a choice of fuel quality based on octane ...
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Strategy Execution
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