How much did misalignment cost your organization last year? Misalignment results from poor planning and poor execution, which in turn results in missed numbers. These missed numbers can be categorized as poor customer delivery, lost revenue, employee frustration/bad morale, great people leaving the company, or the loss of great customers. You don't want your team to look like this one.
The solution that puts you on a journey to excellent execution in the next yeare is: Right Planning, Right Execution, and Right Collaboration & Adjustments.
But how can you know if you are good in these areas? You need to assess your planning & execution performance, create an improvement plan, and build your execution habits.
First, assess your plan quality in 4 key areas:
Our Rhythm software can analyze your recorded plans and show you where you pass or fail each of these tests. Be sure to take advantage of that capability.
Next, assess your execution quality in 4 key areas:
Our Rhythm software has an Energy Map visual that will help you quickly see how well you are executing to achieve your plan.
Next, ensure you have a solid weekly meeting rhythm to strengthen your team's collaboration and make decisions on execution adjustments. Assess your Weekly Meeting Quality in 4 Key areas:
Our Rhythm method and software can help you plan for and facilitate effective weekly meetings.
Create a simple table to visualize how your various teams are doing. Here is a simple example.
Then, document the details of who needs help and why.
Create an actionable improvement plan to get better. Be specific about who is doing what and when. Determine who will own the improvement plan to ensure it is implemented. Understand what you, as a leader, must do to help your team get better.
Consistency and discipline are the keys to success. This is hard work that requires regular attention and solid leadership. It's a lot like your personal health and fitness journey. You need to eat right and exercise regularly to be fit and healthy. It is simple enough, but not at all easy to do. The ones most serious about results join a gym and have a personal trainer to help them achieve their fitness goals. The trainer meets you at the gym and lets you know the workout, gives directions on the movements, and checks your form as you are doing them to help you avoid injury.
Let us help you on your Journey to Great Execution. Rhythm is like your gym membership. You have a great tool to help you plan and execute, but you have to show up and use it, just like you have to show up and use the equipment at your gym correctly. Many of you only sometimes know what's best to do when you show up and use the Rhythm software. You use the software, but you could do better.
Our Rhythm Success Team can help just like a personal trainer helps you at the gym. We can assess your planning, execution, and weekly meetings. We can facilitate your planning to ensure you have execution-ready plans. We can provide an assessment for you (just like the one I showed you earlier) and help you with an improvement plan based on that assessment. We can help ensure you work on your plans and execute well this year and beyond.
Now get going on your Journey to Great Execution. Assess your planning & execution performance, create an improvement plan, and build your execution habits. Let us help you look like this team as you succeed and grow.
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