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The Clockwork Book Club
By Run Like ClockworkBusiness
The Clockwork Book Club episodes
- 10. Chapter 9: Balance The Team
Welcome to our breakdown of Chapter 9 of Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How to complete a Job Trait Analysis
- Hiring for strengths instead of skills
- Using Clockwork as a retention tool on your team
We suggest that you read the chapter and then come listen to this episode covering pages 149-171.Don't forget to use your Study Guide and Discussion Guide to get the most value out of book club!
You can share your reflections with us over on Instagram --> @rlclockwork
If you don't have your copy of the book yet, you can grab a physical, kindle, or audible version here.
21 min - 15. Clockwork Book Club: Interview with Mike Michalowicz
This is our final episode in the Clockwork Book Club, and today we are talking to the Author of “Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself”… Mike Michalowicz!
In this episode, we discuss:
What Mike wishes everyone knew about Clockwork
The biggest updates to the system since the first edition of the book
Why people resist the Four-Week vacation, and how to combat that!
Every time we talk to Mike we always glean some new insights, and this episode is no different!
You can share your reflections with us over on Instagram --> @rlclockwork
If you don't have your copy of the book yet, you can grab a physical, kindle, or audible version here.
25 min - 14. Chapter 13: Pushback (And What To Do About It)
Welcome to our breakdown of Chapter 13 of Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Why we encounter pushback
- How Design can be just as taxing as Doing work
- Why you need to show up more when building trust
We suggest that you read the chapter and then come listen to this episode covering pages 237-250.
Don't forget to use your Study Guide and Discussion Guide to get the most value out of book club!
You can share your reflections with us over on Instagram --> @rlclockwork
If you don't have your copy of the book yet, you can grab a physical, kindle, or audible version here.
19 min - 13. Chapter 12: Putting It All Together
Welcome to our breakdown of Chapter 12 of Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself.
In this episode, we discuss our takes on Roberto’s story!We suggest that you read the chapter and then come listen to this episode covering pages 227-236.Don't forget to use your Study Guide and Discussion Guide to get the most value out of book club!
You can share your reflections with us over on Instagram --> @rlclockwork
If you don't have your copy of the book yet, you can grab a physical, kindle, or audible version here.
9 min - 12. Chapter 11: Take the Four-Week Vacation
Welcome to our breakdown of Chapter 11 of Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How key metrics help you determine the health of your business
- What to feature on a high-level dashboard
- The ACDC bottleneck framework
We suggest that you read the chapter and then come listen to this episode covering pages 200-226.
Don't forget to use your Study Guide and Discussion Guide to get the most value out of book club!
You can share your reflections with us over on Instagram --> @rlclockwork
If you don't have your copy of the book yet, you can grab a physical, kindle, or audible version here.
17 min - 11. Chapter 10: Find And Fix Bottlenecks
Welcome to our breakdown of Chapter 10 of Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How key metrics help you determine the health of your business
- What to feature on a high-level dashboard
- The ACDC bottleneck framework
We suggest that you read the chapter and then come listen to this episode covering pages 172-199.
Don't forget to use your Study Guide and Discussion Guide to get the most value out of book club!
You can share your reflections with us over on Instagram --> @rlclockwork
If you don't have your copy of the book yet, you can grab a physical, kindle, or audible version here.
26 min - 9. Chapter 8: Capture Systems
Welcome to our breakdown of Chapter 8 of Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How to get systems out of your head
- Why we don’t believe in written SOPs
- The value of continuous improvement
We suggest that you read the chapter and then come listen to this episode covering pages 128-148.
Don't forget to use your Study Guide and Discussion Guide to get the most value out of book club!
You can share your reflections with us over on Instagram --> @rlclockwork
If you don't have your copy of the book yet, you can grab a physical, kindle, or audible version here.
22 min - 8. Chapter 7: Trash, Transfer, Trim, or Treasure
Welcome to our breakdown of Chapter 7 of Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself.
In this episode, we discuss:
- our top tips and takeaways to avoid the sunk cost fallacy
- how to complete the 4T exercise
- why you really don't want to clone yourself.
We suggest that you read the chapter and then come listen to this episode covering pages 116-127.
Don't forget to use your Study Guide and Discussion Guide to get the most value out of book club!
You can share your reflections with us over on Instagram --> @rlclockwork
If you don't have your copy of the book yet, you can grab a physical, kindle, or audible version here.
20 min - 7. Chapter 6: Track Everyone's Time
Welcome to our breakdown of Chapter 6 of Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why this is a throttle, not a switch
Deciding vs. Delegating
The Design Trap
We suggest that you read the chapter and then come listen to this episode covering pages 85-115.
Don't forget to use your Study Guide and Discussion Guide to get the most value out of book club!
You can share your reflections with us over on Instagram --> @rlclockwork
If you don't have your copy of the book yet, you can grab a physical, kindle, or audible version here.
23 min - 6. Chapter 5: Protect and Serve the QBR
Welcome to our breakdown of Chapter 5 of Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself.
In this episode, we discuss:
Differences between the QBR and Primary Roles
Directly vs. Indirectly serving the QBR
Completing the sticky note exercise
We suggest that you read the chapter and then come listen to this episode covering pages 71-84.
Don't forget to use your Study Guide and Discussion Guide to get the most value out of book club!
You can share your reflections with us over on Instagram --> @rlclockwork
If you don't have your copy of the book yet, you can grab a physical, kindle, or audible version here.
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About The Clockwork Book Club
From the publisher's feed
Welcome to The Clockwork Book Club!
Join us as Adrienne Dorison and Emily Doyle (The CEO/Founder and President of Run Like Clockwork) take you through each chapter of the book Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself.
Written by Mike Michalowicz, the book is your recipe for an ultra-efficient business, and this podcast will provide even more insights and lessons on how you can apply these frameworks.
So read along with us and learn how to make your business finally work for you.