Creating an Operating Rhythm

What are the critical meetings, communications and feedback systems that keep your contracting business running like clockwork?

D. Brown Management

May 4, 2018 1 minute read

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Leadership Tools: Operating Rhythm and Cadence of Accountability.

How do those Operating Rhythms at various levels; within different functional areas; in different geographic locations; and at different job sites interlock with each other effectively?

Retired General Stanley McChrystal and his team talk about these Operating Rhythms in their books Team of Teams and One Mission

The team at FranklinCovey talks about Operating Rhythm as a Cadence of Accountability in The 4 Disciplines of Execution.

For a contractor to grow sustainably they need to move from “Doing Things” and ad-hoc communications into effectively integrated Operating Rhythms.

When these changes don’t occur it causes stress on the organization and impacts profitability.

Degree of Discretionary Time with Growth in Role Levels and Business Size

The degree of discretionary time that someone has in doing their job grows with their role level - for example from crafts person to VP of Operations. For similar roles, that time decreases with company growth as the job roles become more tightly defined.

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Creative Adaptability as a Company Culture and Capability

Ensure that your business and career thrives in the current COVID shutdown and in the likely post-COVID recession. Be like Batman and build yourself into who you need to be in order to thrive in all situations.

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Emotional Intelligence: Building Inner Strength and Impact

Emotional intelligence competencies are the impact multiplier for your technical competencies. Daniel Goleman has spent his career focused on defining, evaluating, and building these capabilities.

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