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Rhythm Coaching Program. Quarterly Planning Learning Module: Execution Rhythm. 2 Day Planning Agenda. Day 1 Opening Session: Check in and set the tone and pace Review Last Quarter: Bright Spots; Lessons Learned Strategic Topic Discussions / Learning Module Day 2 KPIs for the Company
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Rhythm Coaching Program • Quarterly Planning • Learning Module: Execution Rhythm
2 Day Planning Agenda • Day 1 • Opening Session: Check in and set the tone and pace • Review Last Quarter: Bright Spots; Lessons Learned • Strategic Topic Discussions / Learning Module • Day 2 • KPIs for the Company • People Plan - Organizational Plan • Execution Plan for the Next Quarter • Theme for the quarter • Company Top 3-5 Priorities • Individual Top 3-5 Priorities • QA and Test your plan • Execution Rhythm - Executing your Plan • Ready for the Quarter: Summary and Close
Objectives • Develop a Winning Plan for the Next Quarter • Habit: Develop our Execution Rhythm
Know what the Quarter is All About (Build a Theme) A Winning Plan is... 3-5 Company Priorities (RedYellowGreened) 3-5 Personal Priorities (RedYellowGreened) Simple Tools
Day 1 Agenda • Opening Session • Opening remarks by CEO - What is important to focus on? • Our Questions? • Top questions we are wrestling with? • Topics we do not want to discuss but need to? • Check In - Victories & Core Values • Review Previous Quarter & Think about the New Quarter • The Numbers: How did we do? (KPIs, Dashboards, Priorities) • Bright Spots; Lessons Learned • Review Annual Plan • Opportunities & Threats • Strategic Topics - Discuss and arrive at Solutions • Strategy Review
Opening Session • CEO Remarks • Top Questions? • Check In
The Questions? • What are the Top 1-2 Questions we need answered? • Any questions we are afraid to ask (and therefore must!)?
Check In (2 min/person) • Top 3 Personal Victories • Top 1-2 Brags - teammate in the room
Review Last Quarter • Results - What did we achieve? • Bright Spots (and Starts and Stops) • Lessons Learned
Review & Learn • Bright Spots • Stop Doing • Start Doing 10
Review Annual Plan How are we executing to achieve our Key Initiatives and Main Thing for the Year? 11
Opportunities & Threats • Time Horizon: 1 Year • Step 1: 5-10 mins independent work • Step 2: Share and discuss • Step 3: Vote on the best ideas (3-5 votes each person) 12
Strategic Topics • Pick a topic from columns 1-3 of your 1-page plan and review and work it with your team. • (i.e. Core Values, BHAG, Brand Promise, 3-5 Year Plan)
Discussion Framework: • Successful Discussion if.... • List the Facts • Brainstorm ideas (keep these positive) • Any risks to consider? • Intuition (really like and want to sell us on before we vote) • Vote (3 votes each to determine the top items to do) • Conclusion – Actions to Take
Preview for Day 2 • Learning: Execution Rhythm • Quarterly planning • Weekly execution to avoid getting blindsided • Use Priorities and KPIs • Discuss • KPIs for the company • People Plan • Build • Our plan for the Quarter
Day 2 - Welcome Back • Our FOCUS - Strong Execution Plan for the Next Quarter
Day 2 Agenda • KPIs for the Company • People Discussion • Our current Organizational Chart • Roles? What results is each role is accountable for? • Any missing seats? Anyone wearing too many hats? • Action Plan based on discussion • Plan the New Quarter • What’s the quarter all about? • Review Bright Spots, Opportunities/Threats, Annual plan • Choose the #1 thing - the Main Thing we will focus on • Build your theme • Company top 3-5 priorities (Theme based) • Individual Priorities - Everyone must have own List • QA your Plan • Weekly Execution • Ready for the Quarter - Summary and Close
KPI Examples • Process • Make / Buy • Quality / Bugs • Supplier mistakes • Project Health Index (Actual vs Plan) • Sell • Sales actual vs plan • Pinkie Report • Records (Finance) • A/R Days • Cashflow • Relationships/People • Employee • Voluntary Attrition • Keep Smart (Learning) • Strengths Survey Index • Employee NPS • Customer • NPS - Net Promoter Score • Shareholders • Dry Powder (Investors) • Burn Rate • # Months cash runway
KPI Exercise • People • Employee • Customer • Shareholder • Process • Make/Buy • Sell • Records (Financial)
Summarize KPIs • Top 10 - 12 KPIs the Executive Team Reviews Weekly
People Discussion • Review our Roles • Results expected? • On the right track? • Seats • Missing any key Seats? • Sitting in too many seats? 26
Execution Rhythm #1 Plan Your Quarter #2 Execute Your Plan 27
Plan Your Quarter • Begin with success in mind • Clear, Exciting, Measurable • Resources deployed right
Execute Your Plan • Avoid being blindsided • Adjust weekly for success • Focus on Solutions
Plan Your Quarter • Purpose • 100% Alignment with clear sense of Mission • Resources deployed on the Right Things • How • Step 1: Main Thing (Theme) • Critical #? • Step 2: Company Top 3 • Step 3: Individual Top 3 • Step 4: QA & Test
What is Our Main Thing? • Consider • Bright Spots • Opportunities/Threats • Strategic Discussions • Choose • 1 Thing to FOCUS on 32
Step 1: The Main Thing • What is the Most Important thing to achieve this quarter? • How to measure? • Critical Numbers • Use Top half of the Tool
Step 2: Company Top 3 • Company Top 3 • The 3 to 5 Top Priorities • 2-3 for the Theme • 1-2 could be Operational • At least 1 Connects to an Annual Key Initiative • No more than 5 Priorities!! • Use Bottom half of Tool 34
Step 3: Personal Top 3 • Personal Top 3-5 • 2-3 Personal focused on theme • 1-2 Operational (My Day Job) • Energy - Where is it going to? • Link this to company priorities • Know were your energy is being used
Readiness Checklist • Ready if... • Have a clear Main Thing? • Everyone know company Top 3 priorities? • Know personal Top 3? • Energy focused on #1 Rock? • Red Yellow Green done? 38
Execute My Plan • Weekly • Monthly • Coaching 40
Why Weekly Meetings? • Headlights... Future Vision • Avoid being blindsided • Adjust weekly for success • Focus on Solutions
Meeting with Myself to Prepare for the Weekly Meeting • Exercise: Prepare for your weekly meeting
Next Steps • Weekly Execution • Discuss Company plan • Discuss Solutions weekly • Monthly Check • Review progress monthly with your coach • Insights for adjusting your plan 45
Ready to WIN! • Summarize our 2 days • Key Actions • Close with • 1 phrase or 1 word close around the room