2023 Annual Planning Process: Brainstorming 20 Ways to Beat the Annual Targets
We were working on a CEO's plan for the next year when I noticed his team fidgeting and looking uncomfortable during our planning session...
Read MoreWe were working on a CEO's plan for the next year when I noticed his team fidgeting and looking uncomfortable during our planning session...
Read MoreA new quarter is starting. It is time to discuss, prioritize and choose your top priorities for the new quarter. How do you do this? How do..
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It is easy to confuse your strategy and your 3-year strategic plan. I have seen somany leaders tell me that they have a great strategy...
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Congratulations to Jeff Berstein, and the ImageFIRST Team! Calera Capital, a private equity firm, acquired a majority share of ImageFIRST,..
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We had a wonderful Breakthrough Conference this year that helped hundreds of middle market managers and CEOs achieve breakthrough..
Read MoreThe common mistake many companies make is to start creating a bunch of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for their company. They start..
Topics: KPIs & Dashboards, Strategy Execution
In 1999, CEO consultant Ram Charan and Fortune's Geoffrey Colvin wrote an article on why CEOs fail. They studied over 40 failed CEOs and..
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Sean K., one of our lucky Valentine's contest winners, asked, "What are the Top 3 characteristics of the companies you work with or study..
Read MoreHow do you define success when buying a company? People buy companies for a number of reasons: to increase revenue growth, to acquire new..
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When Dutch Valley Food Distributors first used Red-Yellow-Green in their Weekly Team Meetings..
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It’s time to plan your fourth quarter and finish the year strong! One of the reasons plans fail is due to poorly defined goals and..
Read MoreHow badly do you want to achieve your goals? Many people quit too early, at the first sign of distress or the first pangs of pain. Tesla..
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“Patrick, my strategy sucks! I am not getting the results and growth that I want. What should I do?” I get this question quite often. On..
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Priorities—not to be mistaken for KPIs —outline the work you plan on doing in a given amount of time in order to achieve your desired..
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SMART goals provide clarity and can accelerate your success. Conversely, poorly written goals will waste time and resources and frustrate..
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Last summer, Nicole, my 14-year-old daughter, walked into my home office and asked “Daddy, can I intern with you this summer?” I replied..
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We are getting into Q4. It is a good time to begin thinking about what the plan for the next year is going to be. Consider how you will..
Topics: Annual & Quarterly Planning, Strategy Execution, Accountable Leaders & Teams
John Maxwell's Law #1 is the Law of the Leadership Lid (in his book "The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership"). This law states that a..
Topics: Annual & Quarterly Planning, Strategy Execution, Accountable Leaders & Teams
I visited Disney World 30 years ago when Epcot was new. I was still in college and was traveling with a couple of friends. The Disney..
It is easy to confuse your strategy and your strategic plan. I have seen so many leaders tell me that they have a strategy. Yet, when..
Topics: Strategies for Growth, Annual & Quarterly Planning, Strategy Execution
Yesterday was a big day for Michael Praeger, CEO of AvidXchange. No… Sorry, it was a huge day! Yesterday, Michael had press conference at..
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We had many exciting moments on the first day of our Breakthrough Conference yesterday. And, I was so happy to end it with a story from one..
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For the past five years, we've been dreaming of hosting a conference. This week our dream came true, and it was better than anything I..
Read MoreThe job description of a CEO seems endless. He or she is responsible for the company’s vision, strategy, people, recruiting, product or..
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Have you ever had a day where you felt so busy, but had no clue where to start or what to focus on first? Many of us struggle with taking..
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AvidXchange, a long time Rhythm client, recently told me a story about how their culture made the difference in accelerating sales. A..
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We are honored to share with you that the Rhythm book has been nominated for the Small Business Book Awards in the management category. The..
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I recently facilitated a client’s quarterly planning session. They really do a great job, having the discipline to spend two days planning..
Read MoreIt’s the end of the year. We are finishing up this year and preparing for the next year. Are you a glass half full person or a glass half..
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I was recently in Brunnen, Switzerland, facilitating an annual planning session for Veeam Software. Veeam is a hyper-growth software..
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I had a great time at Hubspot's Inbound Conference. Hubspot says that they have a revolution going as they lead many people to shift from..
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I am in Boston at Hubspot’s Inbound 2014 conference. It’s been a long day and I’ve got to get back to my hotel. Instead of hailing a taxi,..
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Actually... No, it is not. It sounded crazy at first, but we began to realize that many of the things we needed to do for rebranding were..
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We are well on our way to owning the word “Rhythm” in our market. Our software is Rhythm, our blog is Rhythm Blog, and our book is also..
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For the last 6 years, our team has worked hard with Rhythm software and coaching to help many companies execute well and achieve..
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Are you ready for weeks 4, 5 and 6? With more than 100,000+ priorities planned and executed in Rhythm, we’ve begun to apply Rhythm research..
Read MoreEvery quarter is made up of 13 weeks. To be successful, run it like a 13-Week Race. So how is your 13-Week Race coming along? We are about..
I was invited to speak on Rhythm and goal setting at Cornell University’s Engineering Leadership Certification class last week. It was..
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How do you know if your company is set up for great execution? Most people would say that they want an environment that allows and..
I wanted to pause for a bit and thank our friends and customers for helping to launch my new book, Rhythm - How to Achieve Breakthrough..
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I was researching stories of great execution for my book Rhythm: How to Achieve Breakthrough Execution and Accelerate Growth. I came..
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These are very exciting days at Rhythm Systems. We are changing this blog from "Patrick Thean's Blog" to "Rhythm Blog - by Patrick." Over..
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I thought it took me three years to write my new book, Rhythm - How to Achieve Breakthrough Execution and Accelerate Growth, until I..
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All companies that reach out to Rhythm Systems to explore how we might help them have one thing in common. They believe that they need to..
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I recently had the pleasure of visiting Dr. Stephen Spinelli at Philadelphia University (PhilaU) where Dr. Spinelli serves as the..
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Life was great. I was experiencing explosive growth. It felt like we were on a rocket going to the moon! Everything felt great. Then one..
Topics: Strategies for Growth, Strategy Execution, Accountable Leaders & Teams
Guest Satisfaction Scores. Hotels live and die by them. Hotel management and operating companies like White Lodging even more so. Dave..
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I have helped numerous companies with their execution plans over the years. One pattern shows itself almost every time. The original..
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Stephen Covey's 7th habit is to "sharpen the saw." This habit is about rejuvenating yourself and your teams. It's about working on being..
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I visited Disney World 30 years ago when Epcot was new. I was still in college and was traveling with a couple of friends. The Disney..
John Maxwell's Law #1 is the Law of the Leadership Lid (in his book "The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership"). This law states that a..
Topics: Annual & Quarterly Planning, Strategy Execution, Accountable Leaders & Teams
We are getting into Q4. It is a good time to begin thinking about what the plan for the next year is going to be. Consider how you will..
Topics: Annual & Quarterly Planning, Strategy Execution, Accountable Leaders & Teams
August just started - the second month of your summer quarter. Summer can be a little unpredictable and can easily mess up your business..
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Meetings are a necessary part of business execution. Often times, the quality of your meetings and the timing of your meetings have great..
Topics: Strategy Execution, Effective Meetings
Stephen Covey passed away this week on July 16th, 2012. I was very sad to hear of his passing. Hewas one of the great all time authors...
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It was great to catch Jim Collins at the last Leadership Summit in Atlanta. Jim connected the dots of how his four books (Built To Last, ..
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I just came back from speaking at the Taipan Masterclass 2012, held in Manila Philippines. We had a blast! My hosts in Manila were such..
Rhythm Mobile for the iPad was just released a few weeks ago. We just made business execution mobile for our customers. I am thrilled..
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Q2 has already started. We should all be off and running on our 13 week race. Strong business execution needs a good rhythm. I like to..
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Leadership is often one of the surprising missing elements in business execution. You can have the best ideas and a strong desire to..
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It is important to know who your competitors are. Without clear vision of your competitors, how will you design strategies that make you..
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Topics: Strategies for Growth, Annual & Quarterly Planning, KPIs & Dashboards, Strategy Execution
It is critical to have a clear execution plan aligned with your strategy. Proof of alignment (or not) can be seen by your actions:
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Topics: KPIs & Dashboards, Strategy Execution, Accountable Leaders & Teams
Topics: Strategy Execution, Effective Meetings, Accountable Leaders & Teams
I had a fantastic time at the Venture Tech Network conference in Las Vegas.
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Jack Welch, was the CEO of GE that made Topgrading famous. He hired Brad Smart and they worked together to hire the top guys at G.E. He..
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"Here are the slides that we used in our MIT EMP Unstuck coaching call this week. Finish off 2011 Strong!"
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Daniel Pink, author of the best selling book Drive, shared his insights on how we are really motivated on more complex things. The key, he..
Read MoreI am going to be sharing about how to use Critical Numbers to move big rocks and achieve great things with your team. It is so important to..
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A client recently shared how amazingly well the daily question worked for them. Their daily question this quarter is "How do I show my..
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Thanks for a great time in Denver. Here are my slides for today's keynote.
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Let's do it tomorrow.... Let's deal with it in our weekly status meeting tomorrow... Let's wait for his/her approval... These are all..
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Topics: Strategies for Growth, Annual & Quarterly Planning, Strategy Execution
I received some questions via email after the webcast regarding the 2X People Plan tool. Here are some questions and my thoughts on it...
Read MoreSpeed... Speed... Speed. Reacting quickly to a customer's need or issue can transform a customer issue into customer delight. Especially..
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I am in Singapore, enjoying great food and catching up with great friends. One of my friends has a successful education and consulting..
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It takes courage, and it takes the support and backing of your team as well as your manager or partner.
Courage... does not come from thin..
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It takes time, energy and focus to create habits. We have all tried at some point to create a new habit and realized unfortunately that..
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