The CEO Help Desk from Run Like Clockwork

Part of our process here at Run Like Clockwork is encouraging our students to take multiple vacations a year. But it's not actually about you getting a break, not that you don't need one.

It's about your business and team having multiple opportunities to run without you. This is the most efficient way to highlight any gaps with your Clockworking which is why we provide a debrief call with Team RLC when you return to work. In this episode, you'll get a sneak peek into a 4-Week Vacation debrief Julie recently had with clockworker Danielle Cherewky. They discuss:

• The limiting beliefs Danielle had to overcome to take the vacation

• Why she doesn't believe in the term "work family"
• How her team stepped up during her time away

Plus they conducted a thorough debrief of her time away and identified the next steps.It's a really interesting look into both how the vacation can work, and how we work with our clients!

Ready to take your own 4-week vacation? Learn more about how we can help make that happen at www.clockworkaccelerator.com

The first module in our program asks the question "What are the qualities of the leader you want to become"?We've been collecting the responses to this question for years and the answers are fascinating.

You can be confident in the mechanics of running your business, but that's only the tip of the iceberg. You need to have the leadership skills to back it up. In this episode, Emily and Julie analyze the data to uncover the top 5 most common qualities our Clockwork students shared in the responses to this question of their implementation exercise.Does your current leadership style align with your values and goals for the company? What qualities would you put on your list? If the answer isn't quite what you want it to be and you need a little support, you can learn more about how to work with us at www.clockworkaccelerator.com

In this episode, Adrienne shares what the new verb she made up, "clockworking," your business even means, why the vacation is just a carrot + not really the point of it, and how to get started clockworking your business.

Plus she dives into the mindset shifts you need to make to be successful.

She even shares a super tip on how to recoup 15 days this year of your time with one simple shift.

If you want to learn more about clockworking your business check out www.clockworkaccelerator.com

We talk a lot of hype about the 4-Week Vacation, and as our Clockwork CEO's unplug from the business their team members are always asking us the same question – What is this actually going to be like?

Team RLC has expanded our team recently and as we prepare for Adrienne to take her own unplugged leave from the business, our newest team members have been wondering the same thing – how will this play out here?. In this episode Emily and Julie connect to chat about some of their questions like:

• Does she really not checkin?
• How long does it take to prepare for the vacation?
• What happens if something goes wrong while she's out?
• How will her work get divided on the team?
• What was it like when she come back?

It was so fun to share a little glimpse of our own Clockworking, even for us this process is never over.

If a 4-week vacation is on your 2023 vision board and you're looking for a little extra support to make it a reality you can learn more about the work we do at clockworkaccelerator.com

The best part of the Run Like Clockwork Podcast is having the chance to share the stories of our amazing Clockworkers, and on this episode we are joined by Brenda Blakenship, owner of Express The Hearts School of Performing Arts.

After 24 years in business, Brenda was ready for some operational changes to her business and new that Clockworking would give her the freedom she was looking for. She chats with Julie about her success over the last few years, including taking test vacations during their 2 busiest times of the year!

She also shares with us about the heartbreaking health scare that hit her family during the last week of her 4-week vacation, and how her team was able to give her the gift of all the time she needed to focus on her familyBrenda is proof that Clockworking is not something that can wait for a rainy day, and that being prepared for the unexpected is the most responsible thing you can do for both yourself and your team. If you're ready to implement clockwork so you too can be prepared for whatever is coming your way, you can learn more at www.clockworkaccelerator.com

You can learn more about Brenda at www.expressthearts.com

You asked, we're answering!

We've been talking about hiring and retaining your staff for a few weeks now and we have been loving all the questions you've been asking in response.This is such a nuanced process and can be very specific to the season your business is in, so we knew we needed to dedicate an entire show to it.In this weeks episode Emily answers your top hiring questions, like:

• How many steps is our hiring process
• Where find quality candidates
• How can we be sure that applicants are not just telling us what we want to hear?
• How to make sure you're hiring practices are diverse, equitable and inclusive
• How do we make our part time team members feel as included as full time

If these answers just brought up more questions for you, maybe it's time to check out clockworkaccelerator.com to learn more about Clockworking your business.

When you don't have a team you can trust, it's impossible to step away from the business for any length of time. You're constantly being pulled back in, you can never fully unplug, and things can't move forward without you…

But you can't do it alone, either — finding your dream team is essential to the business no longer being dependent on YOU.

In this weeks episode Emily shares more details around:

• Why you might be afraid to hire
• How to attract higher-quality candidates
• An exciting new training from us to help build your dream team!

Whether you're making your first hire or you've been through the hiring process before, we want to invite you to join us at our 2-day workshop "Build Your Dream Team" workshop.Learn all the details here: http://www.letsbuildyourdreamteam.com/

Learn from the pros and ensure that your next hire is a number one draft pick that can go the distance!

When Team RLC was making our nominations for Clockie recently, Danielle was a unanimous winner. Not only is she dedicated to making the clockwork systems work for her, but she's also built an incredible team of 40+ women during the process.

And the icing on the cake? She has now officially taken all of her Clockwork vacations, and is a member of the 4-Week Vacation Club!In this episode, Danielle chats with Julie about:

• What it was really like to clockwork her rapidly growing salon business
• Her powerful "hit by a bus" strategy to engage her team.
• How she solved her biggest bottleneck and created a system that will develop incredible new team members for her in one shot.

Danielle is truly a Clockwork superstar, and has so much valuable experience to share, particularly with those in the service industry. She is living proof that this Clockworking can work for all business models. If you're ready to take the next step, visit clockworkaccelerator.com

If you want to follow along on Danielle's clockwork journey you can learn more about her and The Head Room at the links below

The Head Room (IG)

Danielle Cherewyk (IG)

The Head Room (FB)

Website

You might feel like you've crossed the finish line once you've made that new hire, but in reality, you're just getting started.

Now we must begin the (arguably harder) work of retaining them.

In this episode, Gabrielle and Emily share their top tips for keeping your team, including:

• The importance of building an S-Curve together
• How we conduct our annual reviews
• What the data from your time tracking will show you
• Why we pay close attention to everyone's love language

Hiring can be a really arduous process, so let's make sure that once you do find that perfect fit for your team, you can retain them for as long as possible.Looking for ways to improve your company culture so you can keep your team members longer? Check out clockworkaccelerator.com for more info!

If there is one thing that never hurts to focus on, it's finding the joy in the mundane. And that includes your hiring process.Too often we overlook the multitude of ways that finding and onboarding a new team member can change our lives because we are too bogged down in the day-to-day of it.

In this episode, Adriana and Julie dive deeper into:

• Her journey into Clockworking, and how she knew after 3 years that now was the time to really get serious about it
• The value in being able to design your business and team in a way that supports your vision
• How she got her newest team member autonomous in such a short period of time
• The new lens she uses every time she builds a new process in her business

The beauty of Clockworking is how it can shift your focus from feeling frustrated and overwhelmed, to hopeful and excited! You can learn more about it at www.clockworkaccelerator.com

Want to learn more about Adriana? You can find her here:

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