The CEO Help Desk from Run Like Clockwork

We LOVE it when our Clockworking business leaders include their team in the process because we know how much more efficient it is to have us walk their team through the implementation of these frameworks rather than have to act like a go-between (aka bottleneck).

Team members are often the closest ones to the actual problems inside your business, and can generally help you create the most efficient solutions… as long as they are empowered to make changes. In this episode, Julie talks with Nicole Kuyten, the communications coordinator at Bio AG Consultants and Distributors and a recent Clockie winner about how clockworking has transformed her day-to-day life.

They cover:

• The key characteristic of a clockworking team member
• Why everyone should actually want to feel replaceable in the business
• How she has been able to spearhead the clockworking efforts at the company with such success

If you're ready to invest the resources in your team to bring more ease and joy into their roles, visit clockworkaccelerator.com

The more connected we can be, the harder it has become to disconnect, and after 30 years of everyone being hyper focused on productivity, hustle culture has become a different type of pandemic.

But the tides are changing, and the stats are undeniable that the workforce is demanding change.

72% of polled Americans would consider leaving a company to find a more inclusive culture.

Today on the podcast, Julie and Emily talk about 10 very clear signs that there is a storm brewing in your culture.

If you aren't loving the way your company feels these days, visit clockworkaccelerator.com to

learn more about how implementing Clockwork can completely turn your company culture around at

"If you think you're leading the same workforce that you were in February 2020, with the same mindset, mentality, desires, and priorities… you're nuts!" - Scott Sonenshein

91% of millennials will stay in their job for less than three years and 73% of candidates are passive job seekers, which means there are more high-quality applicants looking for new opportunities than ever!

The key is knowing where to find them, and how to communicate that you are the right fit for them!In this episode Emily covers:

• How to write a clear job posting
• The key to an application that works
• Where to actually find these top applicants

The hiring process doesn't have to feel overwhelming or intimidating. The key is being clear about what you need and speaking directly to the people who are the best fit to work with you. And if you need support to figure that out visit clockworkaccelerator.com

"I can't Clockwork, my business is too new/established/small/big/unique/structured…"Sound familiar?

I'm sure you've thought something similar about your own business, or role. That it is too something to clockwork.

Every business is unquestionably on its own journey, AND, that doesn't mean it can't be Clockworked exactly where it is right now.

Emily recently sat down with Caroline Somer of Somer Design to learn more about her experience clockworking her 13-year-old business.

They talk about:

• Why Emily nominated Caroline for the Clockie award
• The challenges and rewards of employing an international team
• How to navigate the rollercoaster of solving a Delivery bottleneck.

About Caroline + Somer Design:

Somer design has grown from a single freelancer to a full-service agency offering a range of brand, web, design, and marketing services. They help purpose-driven business owners

find clarity and confidence in their brand, drive traffic to their website, engage with their target audience, and build authority.

To learn more about Somer Design visit: https://www.somerdesign.co.uk/

Sign up here for their next training A Straight Talking Guide to Digital Marketing

Ready to Clockwork with us? Visit www.clockworkaccelerator.com to learn more.

I'm sure some of you out there can relate that there are a certain set of challenges that come with trying to run a business with a partner.

Whether it's a platonic or romantic partnership, having two captains for your ship can add an extra layer of complexity to your Clockworking.

This week on the podcast Adrienne is joined by her Co-founder (who also happens to be her husband), Tyler to discuss all the ups and downs of running a business and growing their family together.

Nothing is off the table in this candid conversation about:

• How they've struggled to release control.
• What their day-to-day lives look like now with 2 kids.
• The impact clockworking can have on a CEO's creativity.
• And most importantly… what they now know is possible for the future of the business.

Tyler and Adrienne aren't an anomaly. These are the typical types of results our students get when they put their all into Clockworking the business.

It's no secret that the more choices you have to make, the more it wears on your brain, and after the last few years we've all had… I don't know many people who aren't feeling the effects of decision fatigue.

In this episode, we share:

• Four main symptoms you may be experiencing
• The psychological effects of not addressing it now
• Our top three solutions for combating decision fatigue

Ready to kick decision fatigue to the curb and free up some brain space for things that matter? Join us at the Delegate to Accelerate Bootcamp to learn how to delegate anything off your plate for good!

Freedom or control… what do you want more?

Because you can't have full freedom and full control.

Too often people either want freedom from their business, but can't let go of the control… or completely abdicate from the business and are frustrated by the (lack of) results.

On this episode Adrienne and Emily share one of the most important mindset shifts our CEO's need to make when they are preparing to Clockwork their business.

So, where do you fall on the Freedom/Control spectrum? If you're looking for support to move down the line towards more freedom or more control definitely join us at our Delegate to Accelerate Bootcamp!

Go to www.clockworkbootcamp.com for all the details. We get started September 19th!

The revised and expanded edition of Clockwork is out today!

Clockworking is an iterative process, and after years of working with our clients and learning the best ways to implement these systems, it became apparent that the content in the book needed to be updated to reflect the most efficient ways to Clockwork.

This has been a long time in the making for us, and we are thrilled that old and new readers alike will get to experience the true transformations that are possible

In this episode Adrienne and Mike go deep on:

• Why the revised and expanded edition has over 60% new content
• Why each and every chapter of the new book has a clear way to engage your teams
• What the process is like writing a revised edition of a book, and what you can expect whether you've read the first book or not (because this is a completely different book!)

Remember, clockworking is not about extracting you from the business so the business doesn't need you. It's allowing you to find where you fit within the business, so you can design it to run itself.

But you need to take the first step.

You can grab Clockwork Revised and Expanded: Design your Business to Run Itself here, or wherever books are sold.

There are a lot of really fun reasons to clockwork, like vacations, retirement, and parental leave.

And those are the types of reasons that you can anticipate.

You plan for them, practice your systems, and make sure all of your ducks are in a row… for a lot of people it can actually be very neat and tidy.

And then, on the other side, there are really serious, unplanned, and scary reasons too.

In this week's episode, Dave Jereb, owner of Move About Therapy, gets candid about the realities of Clockworking in his industry, and how fortunate he was to have already started the process when crisis struck his family.

Not only is Dave an incredible leader inside his own business, but he shows up and supports our Clockwork community with such enthusiasm and commitment, and it's for this reason that he was recently awarded as our Clockie of the month!

Be sure to pay extra close attention to this episode, because Dave is full of incredible insights you can apply to your business as you implement the clockwork systems. And if you want to learn more, you can check us out at www.clockworkaccelerator.com

Today we want to talk about one of the clockwork traps we need everyone to watch out for - the 3T Trap.

When we talk about clockworking we often focus on the leader's role - how we can move them closer to their ideal 4D mix and remove them as the bottleneck.

And that IS true, but we have to be careful not to turn someone else into the bottleneck in the process.

In this episode of the Run Like Clockwork Podcast, Emily and Gabbi:

1. Briefly explain the 3Ts
2. Share more about why we must reverse engineer this process in order to do it responsibly
3. Talk about Gabbi's story of becoming the tech bottleneck on our own team!

Even with the best of intentions this often happens slowly, so you don't realize it's happening until it's too late.

Successfully "3Ting" is essential to clockworking though, so if you need a little extra guidance on how to rebalance the tasks on your team, check out www.clockworkaccelerator.com to learn more!