We are officially in the swing of Q3! Did you have a nice vacation? Are you picking up slack for your tan-
My client, Igor, inspired me today. While others may have been spending July loading up cars with beach chairs and umbrellas, Igor facilitated 23 weekly adjustment meetings for various regions and departments. If that wasn’t inspiring enough, he shared with me his passion for making sure every region’s quarterly plans were actual plans. If you are feeling as though your quarter is not as tightened up as it should be, take a page from what Igor tells the teams:
Consider Igor’s words of wisdom, and look at your Rhythm dashboard to see if your plan is simply a wish to go to the moon. You know your plan is a wish if...
T minus 10
10-9-8-7...
3-2-1...and we have liftoff!
Weeks 4-6 are critical weeks to make adjustments in yellow or red KPIs and priorities to move them back to green. Gather your rested, ready and tan team around you and:
If you reached liftoff above, your first step is to make sure your plan is, well, a plan. Imagine inviting Igor’s brother over to run diagnostics. Would he know what to status, or does your quarterly plan need a tune up?
p.s. Looking forward to Q4, Igor may not kill you if you don’t have success criteria in weeks 1-2, but the beach will be long behind me by then, so I just might...
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