The CEO Help Desk from Run Like Clockwork

Now that we've tracked our time (get started here if you haven't yet), it's time to actually dig into this data. It's not useful to just track it without taking the next step to analyze it and then take some appropriate actions.

We've developed a super simple step-by-step debrief for you to work through + review after you've tracked your time so that you can actually USE that data to improve the future + how you're using your time.

Remember, this is DATA -- so we've got to actually look at it closely and make different decisions on how we spend this time in the future if we want our day to day to look any differently. Collecting data isn't useful on it's own...we have to DO something with it!

Here's how we debrief:

1. Trash
2. Trim
3. Treasure
   1. What types of tasks?
   2. How many hours?
   3. Do we currently have someone or is this a gap?
4. Transfer
5. If you have someone on the team you can transfer to, follow our delegation principles -- listen to this episode!
6. If there's a gap -- use it to create a job description
7. Calculate -- how much time did I get back? AND -- what am I going to do with that time?
8. Get out a post-it and write "is this something I need to be doing?" and stick it to your computer...this isn't a one and done activity, we want to train your brain to start looking for things you can trash, trim, + transfer all the time -- but in order for that to happen, we have to keep it top of mind! Hence, the post-it.
9. I'd love to hear your biggest time tracking takeaway -- share with us on IG @rlclockwork!

Here's what some of our clients' biggest takeaways were this week...

OMG it's literally insane. I probably only tracked 75% of my context switches and it's already nuts back and forth.

My time tracking is crazy. I could fill pages and pages. So many distractions and interruptions even if i say do not disturb.

it may never be the right time to capture a "typical" week. But as imperfect as it was, my time tracking has already given me LOTS of valuable insight about how I personally can be much more efficient with my time.

Takeaway: how much stuff I do that someone else should be doing.

Takeaway - We will never stop improving and I need to capture more systems to effectively transfer tasks!

My biggest takeaway? For the first time since we started the company and have been consistently time tracking for a year -- I feel like I'm not DOING that much. WOOHOO! And I share this because -- it takes time! But it's totally possible with the right intention + action.

Time to go debrief your data!

Grab your time tracking sheet here.

Listen to the time tracking episode here.

Listen to the clockwork delegation episode here.

Now that we’ve tracked our time (get started here if you haven’t yet), it’s time to actually dig into this data. It’s not useful to just track it without taking the next step to analyze it and then take some appropriate actions. 

We’ve developed a super simple step-by-step debrief for you to work through + review after you’ve tracked your time so that you can actually USE that data to improve the future + how you’re using your time. 

Remember, this is DATA -- so we’ve got to actually look at it closely and make different decisions on how we spend this time in the future if we want our day to day to look any differently. Collecting data isn’t useful on it’s own...we have to DO something with it! 

Here’s how we debrief: 

1. Trash
2. Trim 
3. Treasure
   1. What types of tasks?
   2. How many hours?
   3. Do we currently have someone or is this a gap? 
4. Transfer
5. If you have someone on the team you can transfer to, follow our delegation principles -- listen to this episode!
6. If there’s a gap -- use it to create a job description
7. Calculate -- how much time did I get back? AND -- what am I going to do with that time?
8. Get out a post-it and write “is this something I need to be doing?” and stick it to your computer...this isn’t a one and done activity, we want to train your brain to start looking for things you can trash, trim, + transfer all the time -- but in order for that to happen, we have to keep it top of mind! Hence, the post-it. 
9. I’d love to hear your biggest time tracking takeaway -- share with us on IG @rlclockwork! 

Here’s what some of our clients’ biggest takeaways were this week...

OMG it's literally insane. I probably only tracked 75% of my context switches and it's already nuts back and forth.

My time tracking is crazy. I could fill pages and pages. So many distractions and interruptions even if i say do not disturb.

 it may never be the right time to capture a "typical" week. But as imperfect as it was, my time tracking has already given me LOTS of valuable insight about how I personally can be much more efficient with my time.

Takeaway: how much stuff I do that someone else should be doing.

Takeaway - We will never stop improving and I need to capture more systems to effectively transfer tasks!

My biggest takeaway? For the first time since we started the company and have been consistently time tracking for a year -- I feel like I’m not DOING that much. WOOHOO! And I share this because -- it takes time! But it’s totally possible with the right intention + action. 

Time to go debrief your data! 

Grab your time tracking sheet here. 

Listen to the time tracking episode here. 

Listen to the clockwork delegation episode here.

It's time tracking week y'all! Every single quarter we have our team and our clients track their time so that we can see where your most valuable resource is actually going. It's the data we need to make improvements!

One of the most important pieces of clockworking your business + removing yourself from the day-to-day operations starts with a 4D time tracking analysis.

I know, I know...not the sexiest thing to add to your week, but it will 1000% be worth it for a few reasons.

1. This is DATA! Just like the financial data you rely on to run your business, you need data on where your time is going too.
2. We can use this data to figure out who your next hire needs to be, how much time you need them for each week, and you'll have a complete list of tasks you want them to be responsible for to use in the job description.
3. You'll be able to get time back THIS WEEK just by following today's steps.

In this episode, Adrienne shares the 3T's you'll apply once you have your time tracking completed, and she reveals the 4th "T" that didn't even make the book, but is going to change your perspective on everything you do in the day.

If you want to use our time tracking sheet that we share with all of our clients, you can grab that here.

Share with me over on instagram and let me know what you're 3T'ing this week! (@adriennedorison, @rlclockwork).

It’s time tracking week y’all! Every single quarter we have our team and our clients track their time so that we can see where your most valuable resource is actually going. It’s the data we need to make improvements!

One of the most important pieces of clockworking your business + removing yourself from the day-to-day operations starts with a 4D time tracking analysis. 

I know, I know...not the sexiest thing to add to your week, but it will 1000% be worth it for a few reasons. 

1. This is DATA! Just like the financial data you rely on to run your business, you need data on where your time is going too. 
2. We can use this data to figure out who your next hire needs to be, how much time you need them for each week, and you’ll have a complete list of tasks you want them to be responsible for to use in the job description. 
3. You’ll be able to get time back THIS WEEK just by following today’s steps. 

In this episode, Adrienne shares the 3T’s you’ll apply once you have your time tracking completed, and she reveals the 4th “T” that didn’t even make the book, but is going to change your perspective on everything you do in the day. 

If you want to use our time tracking sheet that we share with all of our clients, you can grab that here. 

Share with me over on instagram and let me know what you’re 3T’ing this week! (@adriennedorison, @rlclockwork). 

Two common bottlenecks to ROI that we help clients identify through the Clockwork Accelerator are:

• Are you solving the wrong problem?
• Are you solving too many problems all at once?

Both of these deplete efficiency and result in misallocated funds.💸

The reason I love helping my clients identify these bottlenecks is because they get immediate ROI on joining the Clockwork Accelerator and reap long term rewards.💥

I gave a mini-training here on how to know WHICH problem to solve in your business to maximize results with minimal efforts!

I also answered a lot of great questions about the Clockwork Accelerator. If you're still on the fence, watch the LIVE and drop your question in the comments or in a DM 🙌🏽🙌🏼🙌🏾

Don't let the risk of inaction keep you from a great ROI + a business + team that runs like clockwork!

Enrollment for the Clockwork Accelerator closes TONIGHT Sept 30th at 11:59pm PST ⏰

runlikeclockwork.com/vacation

Two common bottlenecks to ROI that we help clients identify through the Clockwork Accelerator are:

• Are you solving the wrong problem?
• Are you solving too many problems all at once?

Both of these deplete efficiency and result in misallocated funds.

In this episode, we're counting down the top 5 reasons you need to start Clockworking your business NOW! It's time to stop putting this on the backburner, for oh so many reasons, but let's talk about the big ones.

1. It's the most responsible thing you can do as a business owner.
2. Scaling chaos is a bad idea.
3. Your 2020 outcomes depend on it. "We do not rise to the level of our goals, we fall to the level of our systems." -- James Clear
4. You're losing money every day you don't.
5. Time is your most valuable resource.

Whether you decide to do this on your own, or go on this journey with us -- JUST START NOW. And if you're interested in getting the support you need to get clockworked, our Run Like Clockwork Accelerator program is open NOW for enrollment. You can go here for all the details: runlikeclockwork.com/vacation

In this episode, we’re counting down the top 5 reasons you need to start Clockworking your business NOW! It’s time to stop putting this on the backburner, for oh so many reasons, but let’s talk about the big ones. 

1. It’s the most responsible thing you can do as a business owner. 
2. Scaling chaos is a bad idea. 
3. Your 2020 outcomes depend on it. “We do not rise to the level of our goals, we fall to the level of our systems.” -- James Clear
4. You’re losing money every day you don’t. 
5. Time is your most valuable resource. 

Whether you decide to do this on your own, or go on this journey with us -- JUST START NOW. And if you’re interested in getting the support you need to get clockworked, our Run Like Clockwork Accelerator program is open NOW for enrollment. You can go here for all the details: runlikeclockwork.com/vacation

Efficiency is all about doing LESS, but getting better results. Which means we have to understand what are the RIGHT things to keep doing versus just continuing to do everything and add bloat to the business.

As Mike and I were looking for most efficient organizations on planet...we found bees.

Everything they do + the very way they operate takes EFFICIENCY into the equation.

They do many different things to leverage efficiency, but most importantly…is their understanding of their resource use in relationship to their highest priority goal. The goal of a bee colony is to survive — that's nature, right?

They've used this principle to identify the SINGLE most important activity inside their colony...we call this the Queen Bee Role.

This concept has changed our clients entire approach to business. It's allowed them to lean down, to do less, to spend less money + resources, all while getting BETTER results. For some, it's even saved their businesses just by identifying what it was + therefore being able to shift things to protect it.

ONE SHIFT. ONE CONCEPT. KNOWING YOUR QBR.

The QBR is the single most important activity inside your business, but it's different for all businesses, and we're going to help you find yours on next weeks QBR webinar -- it's free and I want you to join us.

runlikeclockwork.com/qbr

We're offering this masterclass at different times so you can find what works best for you. But don't miss this -- because your companies long-term survival depends on it!

Efficiency is all about doing LESS, but getting better results. Which means we have to understand what are the RIGHT things to keep doing versus just continuing to do everything and add bloat to the business. 

As Mike and I were looking for most efficient organizations on planet...we found bees. 

Everything they do + the very way they operate takes EFFICIENCY into the equation. 

They do many different things to leverage efficiency, but most importantly…is their understanding of their resource use in relationship to their highest priority goal. The goal of a bee colony is to survive — that’s nature, right?

They’ve used this principle to identify the SINGLE most important activity inside their colony...we call this the Queen Bee Role. 

This concept has changed our clients entire approach to business. It’s allowed them to lean down, to do less, to spend less money + resources, all while getting BETTER results. For some, it’s even saved their businesses just by identifying what it was + therefore being able to shift things to protect it. 

ONE SHIFT. ONE CONCEPT. KNOWING YOUR QBR. 

The QBR is the single most important activity inside your business, but it’s different for all businesses, and we’re going to help you find yours on next weeks QBR webinar -- it’s free and I want you to join us. 

runlikeclockwork.com/qbr 

We’re offering this masterclass at different times so you can find what works best for you. But don’t miss this -- because your companies long-term survival depends on it!