This week the guys reflect on last week's episode and an opportunity to be intentional about people and hiring. Tyler is the “Power House”, Darin drops the quotes, James gets a call from EOS, and Garret attempts to solve issues internally. All this and a 3 step formula for getting things done.

00:00:00 - Pre Show

Quilts in Cars?

Darin nearly froze to death 10 yards from the office

Self reporting 1 car accidents to police

Tyler is nearly defrauded

00:02:15 - Show Start

00:02:27 - Follow-Ups - Review of S01E05 (the second episode we’ll never speak of again)

James

Not Great (could be drama queen / vacation mode)

Led to “word vomit” in Slack

Takeaways (no blame or doubt)

Issues were all with Infoplus parts

Darin and Garret are asshats

We have an opportunity to be intentional

“Rattle the Drum?”

Garret

One of the best episodes to listen to yet

Yep, I was an asshat

re-delivering message to support

Darin

“Of course we messed up…”

Not a shock that the support message was what it was

To scared to listen to the rest of the show

All the self loathing

“You’ve known me longer than I’ve known myself”... What?

Abort, Abort

Tyler

Rock level CI vs sand level CI

Knowledge Base updates are the sand

00:21:47 - The Headlines

Darin

Performance “issues” around Black Friday

Pure James response to fixes

“This fella sees things that just continue to elude me”

End of the 90 Day Awesome Sauce Plan

Was it successful?

The trap of Darin’s “Zone of Genius”

Darin forgets to breathe?

James and Darin virtual fist fight (who’s scared of who?)

Holiday Peak Retro Results

Tyler

“The Holiday Effort”...did anything else happen?

100% focused on getting through

Out of quarantine!!

Garret

LT LTM Update - 3.18 score

Too many meetings below a 4

Hard IDS on Vision Rock

3 yahoos on that team

Trust and Integrity lacking?

Rocket Fuel Update - N/A

Rock Update - 6 of 7 on Track

Share headtrash and self blame

Best way to solve a problem is internalizing it and solving it in your head.

James (1 headline - several subpoints)

EOS police called

December vacation (may be more than 1 week of wind down)

Flex Alert! 

A man of two houses AND two offices

Vision Rock

James is kicking ass

People Vision

Onboarding Vision

Subpoint B3.A..AB - What James needs to do next year with leadership

Feedback on Tyler

“I feel like Tyler is actually the secret powerhouse of the group….I’d build an entire company of Tylers”

Darin takes complete credit for it.

00:45:14 - Topic 2 (1) Getting Things Done

Wanting to get things done, but not getting things done

Start by making your bed in the morning

Long Term indicators of Success

Ignoring all those

Short Term (now) - “Gotta Have a System”

3 Easy Steps

The closest thing to a magic bullet for “Getting Things Done”

Garret does things at night -- not ideal

Nailing step 1, missing 2 and 3

Letting go of the vine

Tyler accepts the “Power House” role

Shiny Objects get in the way

Of course Tyler gets shit done 

Impact of not working in Quad 1 and Quad 2

Missing the mark on Rocks and ZOG

Are D&E’s done with full integrity?

Darin - “Being somebody of exceptional ability, I never had to learn how to do hard things”

Fear comes along with change

The change formula (when you’ll change)

How do you eat a mountain?

How to guarantee nothing ever gets done.

01:14:53 - Questions and Long Answers

Garret, Do you have empathy in other areas of your life? 

Answer may surprise you

Darin would you link to the 4 parts of the appreciation recipe and share it?

Was James’ Jerry Mcguire letter a white paper?

01:18:10 - End of Show

Hosts, Garret Richardson, Tyler Samples, Darin Kelkhoff, and James Maes

Show Notes by Garret Richardson

Proofing and Title by Darin Kelkhoff

Editing, Mixing, and Mastering by Brenton Wainscott