The CEO Help Desk from Run Like Clockwork

Non-profits operate just like businesses, except with much smaller operating budgets and they need operations support. If you run (or support) a non-profit business, it's even more vital to Clockwork the business to efficiently utilize the limited resources to maximize impact.

This week on the Run Like Clockwork Podcast, Clockwork superstar, Steve Lucin, shares about his experience Clockworking his non-profit. Steve Lucin is a creative entrepreneur at SteveLucin.com and stakeholder of several businesses, including the non-profit, Support Creativity. Plus, stay tuned until the end for a special update from Steve on huge changes that have happened in his business + life since this interview aired in 2020!

In this episode, you'll discover—

• How to be creative with resources when running a non-profit organization
• Balancing + prioritizing multiple businesses along with a non-profit
• March 2020: the beginning and ending of so much in business + life
• How to leverage a love/hate relationship with time-tracking

Steve shares so much valuable experience and perspective on what it's like to Clockwork a non-profit as well as support non-profits through other business services. What a great example of generosity!

>>If you have tried to delegate before and failed; we totally understand. There are a lot of pitfalls that can arise when delegating. Luckily, team RLC has a fail-proof system to ensure your success!

We've developed simple systems that position your team to be 5 steps ahead of you, without the need to be micromanaged.

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One thing that holds many business leaders back from hiring or delegating effectively is the belief that they need to know it all first. Thankfully, the short and long answer to that is no - no you don't have to know if all to be a good leader!

In this episode of the Run Like Clockwork podcast, Emily + Julie debunk the belief that you must know it all to be a good leader and share what you do need to know instead.

Some of the points Emily + Julie cover:

• Empowering your team
• Why you don't want to clone yourself
• Good leaders know their limits and play within them
• What you do need to know in order to lead + delegate effectively
• See what the cost of not delegating is for you: Delegation calculator

As Dolly Parton said, "If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader."

If you are a non-profit business (or would like to nominate one), our scholarship application for non-profit founders to join our Accelerator program is open now through Nov 30th! The winners will be chosen and announced no later than December 1st.

APPLY HERE FOR THE NON-PROFIT SCHOLARSHIP

What does "going all in" look like to you? When you do go "all in," how long do you maintain that level of focus and dedication? Are you in it for a quick result or do you embrace the process?

Starting this week through the end of 2021, we are revisiting some great guest episodes... with a little twist! At the end, you will hear an update on how things are going after a year of Clockworking!

This week's guest on the Run Like Clockwork podcast, Maleeka Hollaway, is an excellent example of going ALL IN on Clockworking and embracing the process as a long-term solution. Maleeka is the CEO of The OMG (The Official Maleeka Group), a thriving PR agency. When she joined the Clockwork Accelerator program, she jumped in the deep-end and her team followed her lead.

Some of the things Emily + Maleeka cover:

• Clockworking to maintain a certain quality of life
• The value of having a team who's all in, too
• The mindset shift needed to remove yourself from a company with your name in the title
• The power of embracing the process
• Slowing down to identify the gaps and improve
• Hiring and integrating the new team members into the Clockwork process

Maleeka's whose story about going ALL IN is so powerful... and you'll never believe what has happened with her team over the past year! Proof of what's possible with Clockwork!

If you are a non-profit business (or would like to nominate one), our scholarship application for non-profit founders to join our Accelerator program is open now through Nov 30th! The winners will be chosen and announced no later than December 1st.

APPLY HERE FOR THE NON-PROFIT SCHOLARSHIP

Here's the thing about delegation - everyone just seems to throw the word around like it's something that we were taught along with sight words and multiplication facts. Nope.

The problem is, delegation is high on the need-to-know list when it comes to running a business or leading within one... but it's low on the actually-know-how list.

In this episode of the Run Like Clockwork podcast, Erica + Emily share what nobody else will tell you about delegation and how you can start developing the skill in order to become an even more effective + efficient business leader.

Some of the things Erica + Emily cover:

• The true cost of not delegating
• How to develop the skill of delegation
• A few common mistakes of delegating

If you are ready to delegate more efficiently and effectively, we invite you to an upcoming free masterclass on November 3rd at 1pm ET:

5 Unknown Mistakes Most Leaders Make When Delegating…

(and what to do about them)

You have everything it takes to create a business that can run without YOU being involved in everything, and that changes EVERYTHING.

Let us save you countless hours of trial and error, wasted money, headaches of frustration, and precious energy by showing you how to avoid these common delegating pitfalls.

Save your spot at clockworkaccelerator.com/mistakes

Sometimes building a dream team isn't always dreamy. It often requires difficult conversations and passing all the hats around until you find the right fit on your team. It's all part of the journey! The important thing is that you don't continue to wear all the hats yourself.

Our guest on the Run Like Clockwork Podcast is Clockwork superstar, Joe Mastriona, CEO of The Dream Builders Group. Joe shares how Clockwork helped him make strategic hires (and fires) to build a dream team to create more time and money in his business + life!

Topics Joe + Julie discuss in this episode:

• How it's okay to try on hats but learn to hand them off
• Building a team with Clockwork multiplies your time + money
• How structure and support gave Joe confidence to go on vacation

You can connect with Joe and see what his amazing Dream Builders Group team is up to on his website or on Facebook.

If you are building a team and ready to delegate more efficiently and effectively, we invite you to an upcoming free masterclass on November 3rd at 1pm ET:

5 Unknown Mistakes Most Leaders Make When Delegating…

(and what to do about them)

You have everything it takes to create a business that can run without YOU being involved in everything, and that changes EVERYTHING.

Let us save you countless hours of trial and error, wasted money, headaches of frustration, and precious energy by showing you how to avoid these common delegating pitfalls.

Save your spot at clockworkaccelerator.com/mistakes

Quick question: do you know how much it's costing you to NOT delegate? It's very likely that it's costing you a lot more time and money than you think to just keep doing everything yourself.

In this episode of the Run Like Clockwork podcast, Adrienne breaks down the true cost of doing it all yourself and shares a super tool to get you moving in the right direction.

Some of the things Adrienne covers:

• Two major barriers to delegating more off your plate
• Why being a do-it-all is doing your business more harm than good
• A tool to give you a clear look at the cost of not delegating

If you want to know what it's really costing you to NOT delegate: Click here to grab our delegation calculator now!

You are also invited to a free live training I'm doing on November 3rd, 2021:

5 Unknown Mistakes Most Leaders Make When Delegating…

(and what to do about them)

You have everything it takes to create a business that can run without YOU being involved in everything, and that changes EVERYTHING.

Let us save you countless hours of trial and error, wasted money, headaches of frustration, and precious energy by showing you how to avoid these common delegating pitfalls.

Save your spot at clockworkaccelerator.com/mistakes

Over the past several weeks we've talked about common cycles business leaders + team members get stuck in: burnout, hiring + firing, being in motion instead of in action, and now today we're talking about getting stuck in short term ways of thinking.

In this episode of the Run Like Clockwork podcast, Adrienne + Tyler wrap up our Breaking the Cycle series by giving you tools to break the cycle of short term decision making so you can operate your business for long-term success.

Some of the things they cover:

• How your vision can be an efficiency tool
• Using financial forecasting for future-focused decision making
• Breaking the cycle by moving from Doing to Designing

We hope you have enjoyed and found value from the Breaking the Cycle series! You can catch up on past episodes and gain actionable strategies for breaking out of the cycles that so many business leaders and team members get stuck in. There is a better, more efficient way!

If you would like support in moving towards long-term vision + ways of operating, we'd love to work with you! Apply for our Accelerator program. You will also get instant access to a free, private training all about "How to take your 4 week vacation in the next 12 months" which dives deep into how to design your business + team that runs itself.

There is a common cycle that smart people get stuck in, in many cases, without you ever realizing it.The mistake has to do with the difference between being in motion and taking action. They sound similar, but they're not the same.

In this episode of the Run Like Clockwork Podcast, Emily + Erica expand on this powerful distinction between being in motion and being in action and give you strategies for breaking the cycle of motion to get into action!

Topics Erica + Emily covers in this episode:

• Examples of going in motion vs in action
• Why we get caught in the cycle of being in motion
• Strategies for breaking the cycle of motion and getting into action

Sometimes motion is useful, but motion will never produce a final result. Action will. Let's break the cycle of staying in motion and get into action!

If you're ready to break free from the hiring + firing cycle and want support doing so, we'd love to work with you! You can apply for our Accelerator program at clockworkaccelerator.com. You will also get instant access to a free, private training all about "How to take your 4 week vacation in the next 12 months" which dives deep into how to design your business + team that runs itself.

What would happen to your business if you found yourself in a health crisis, flat on your back for weeks or even months? Would your business allow you the time + space to heal without imploding?

Our guest on the Run Like Clockwork Podcast is Clockwork superstar, Heather Prestanski, Founder and Creative Director at Comfortable Dwelling. Heather shares how a major health crisis brought her to Clockwork and how trusting the Clockwork process helped her gain time + space.

Topics Heather + Julie discuss in this episode:

• Using your catalyst to Clockwork as fuel instead of an excuse
• Transferring creative projects from the start of clockworking
• How time tracking provides valuable insight for gaining time + space

Heather has been committed to consistent clockworking and is reaping the rewards! She graduated from the Clockwork Accelerator program in record time, took a completely unplugged vacation, and has reduced the hours she works exponentially! What a fantastic example!

If you're ready to break free from the hiring + firing cycle and want support doing so, we'd love to work with you! You can apply for our Accelerator program at clockworkaccelerator.com. You will also get instant access to a free, private training all about "How to take your 4 week vacation in the next 12 months" which dives deep into how to design your business + team that runs itself.

We're continuing the Breaking the Cycle series with a cycle soooo many of our students are stuck in when they join Clockwork... and is often the reason they joined in the first place: they're stuck in a hiring + firing cycle.

In this episode of the Run Like Clockwork podcast, Adrienne, Emily, and Danielia share 3 culprits that'll get you stuck in this cycle, and what you can do to break the cycle so you can begin building the team + culture that you enjoy and will take your business to the next level of efficiency + success!

Topics Adrienne, Emily + Danielia cover in this episode:

• 3 culprits that can get you stuck in the hiring + firing trap
• What numbers you need to know to help you hire the right people
• Instead of hiring in panic, do this instead

Having a strong, autonomous team is obviously important in order to create a business that runs itself. Hiring well up front then implementing processes + systems to help them take ownership of their role is a core component to a Clockworked business.

If you're ready to break free from the hiring + firing cycle and want support doing so, we'd love to work with you! You can apply for our Accelerator program at clockworkaccelerator.com. You will also get instant access to a free, private training all about "How to take your 4 week vacation in the next 12 months" which dives deep into how to design your business + team that runs itself.