The CEO Help Desk from Run Like Clockwork

The Clockwork baby countdown is ON and Adrienne is taking you behind the scenes this week into her own 4-week maternity leave / vacation preparation. And the first question we've got to dig into for all the mama's out there is … WHY a 4-week maternity leave?!    For some of you, taking 4-weeks away would be a dream, and for others, you feel it's not enough. And in this episode Adrienne shares a be...

As Adrienne prepares for her upcoming maternity leave, she asked Mike for his best 4-week vacation advice. Since he's been on 2 already and about to take his 3rd in December, he's learned a lot about how to physically and emotionally prepare for 4 weeks away from the business.    Mike shares about his own challenges + experiences, what he wishes he would have differently as well as: how to get you...

Generosity is one of our core values at RLC and one of my personal core values too. It's something that we've baked into our culture and into our company and I know many of our current and past clients are also motivated by generosity and value it deeply and end up incorporating giving into their culture and business models too.    There are 3 ways to give: Money -- give money to a cause you care...

Tyler and I just got back from a week-long babymoon -- that's a vacation before your baby arrives if you're new to the lingo like me. And I thought it would be fun to have him on and share what our biggest takeaways from this trip were as it relates to clockworking our own business.    When I'm not around, the team challenges themselves to be more resourceful and autonomous (proud mama) — sometime...

I was chatting with a long-time client this past week and she was sharing with me some of the decisions she was making around where the team was spending their time, if they're going to continue with some big projects and and how they're testing different things for the future to maximize their ROI.    And while this may seem like your run of the mill coaching call there was something she's doing...

With Halloween just days away, at first, I panicked when I realized we didn't have any candy for all the cute little neighborhood trick or treaters...and then put my big girl panties on and headed to Costco (mistake #1).    We needed a bunch of other things too that people should never buy in bulk, like greek yogurt, and almond milk, spinach...so this wasn't just a candy only trip.    Finally made...

Why most CEO's never see the ROI of time tracking -- they don't finish the final step!    Just by doing the time tracking exercise, and the debrief process, you can EASILY recover an hour or more a day THIS WEEK -- BUT, that doesn't happen magically, you've got to have the data, you've got to be relentless with the value of your time, and then most importantly you've got to be really intentional w...

Now that we've tracked our time (get started here if you haven't yet), it's time to actually dig into this data. It's not useful to just track it without taking the next step to analyze it and then take some appropriate actions.    We've developed a super simple step-by-step debrief for you to work through + review after you've tracked your time so that you can actually USE that data to improve th...

It's time tracking week y'all! Every single quarter we have our team and our clients track their time so that we can see where your most valuable resource is actually going. It's the data we need to make improvements!   One of the most important pieces of clockworking your business + removing yourself from the day-to-day operations starts with a 4D time tracking analysis.    I know, I know...not t...

Two common bottlenecks to ROI that we help clients identify through the Clockwork Accelerator are:   Are you solving the wrong problem? Are you solving too many problems all at once?   Both of these deplete efficiency and result in misallocated funds.💸   The reason I love helping my clients identify these bottlenecks is because they get immediate ROI on joining the Clockwork Accelerator and reap...

In this episode, we're counting down the top 5 reasons you need to start Clockworking your business NOW! It's time to stop putting this on the backburner, for oh so many reasons, but let's talk about the big ones.    It's the most responsible thing you can do as a business owner.  Scaling chaos is a bad idea.  Your 2020 outcomes depend on it. "We do not rise to the level of our goals, we fall to t...

Efficiency is all about doing LESS, but getting better results. Which means we have to understand what are the RIGHT things to keep doing versus just continuing to do everything and add bloat to the business.    As Mike and I were looking for most efficient organizations on planet...we found bees.  Everything they do + the very way they operate takes EFFICIENCY into the equation.    They do many d...

This episode is going to be a little different than our usual as today we're going to talk about your THOUGHTS and mindset around Clockworking your business and the traps we see that hold CEO's back from designing the Clockwork business that runs itself. So if you've loved the IDEA of Clockworking but still can't wrap your head around how YOU are going to get there...this episode is going to be su...

One of the most important pieces of clockworking your business + removing yourself from the day-to-day operations starts with a 4D time tracking analysis.    I know, I know...not the sexiest thing to add to your week, but it will 1000% be worth it for a few reasons.    This is DATA! Just like the financial data you rely on to run your business, you need data on where your time is going too.  We ca...

One of the most common questions we get is..."but how do I get my team to care about my 4-week vacation?!"   NEWSFLASH: YOU DON'T!    Instead of thinking about how Clockwork benefits you as the owner, you must flip the script and start thinking about the benefits of implementing the clockwork process from your team members' perspective.    In this episode, Adrienne shares her list of her TOP 4 ben...

This week we're talking all about how to delegate more successfully to your team members. Adrienne talks through the IPO framework and then shares some quick delegation tips to get you started on the right path!   The actions that are keeping you safe are also the ones that's keeping you stuck. And you're effectively maintaining CONTROL at the expense of FREEDOM.     It's safe right now to keep ev...

Deciding is one the of most energetically + neurologically taxing things that we can do, yet as business-owners we end up doing it ALL DAY LONG not just for ourselves, but for other people on our team too.   Of course they're passing decisions off to you...decision-making is exhausting, and you keep doing it, so why not!? But in this episode we cover the 3 main reasons they are NOT making decision...

BIG Clockwork update! I'm pregnant y'all!   We're going to be taking you behind the scenes as we baby-proof and Clockwork our own business over the next 7 months. Business + babies has been something I've been a huge advocate for since the inception of Clockwork as I know so many women are afraid of bringing a child into the equation for fear of what it may do to the business. I want to use this p...

Why many people don't even get started with clockworking? Because of the fear of pushback from the team. In this episode, Mike shares why he never calls his team members "employees", how to get your team onboard with clockworking your business, and what to do when there is pushback.   Pop over here to grab our free Clockwork quickstart guide + other free resources that will help you as you start c...

"But what if I'm the only one who can do this?"   This is one of the most common questions we get when working with clients on clockworking their businesses. I get it, it often feels like no one else will ever be able to take over certain pieces of the business because they'll never be able to do it as well as you. But in this episode I'm going to offer you a simple solution and shift for this tha...

Today we're talking about this big mistake I see most small business owners make when it comes to hiring new team members. Making this mistake costs you money, it costs you earning potential, and as you continue to do it for each additional hire...it shrinks your margins FAST.   Take a screenshot during this episode + tag us on social media (@rlclockwork) so that you can use that public accountabi...

In this episode, Mike's giving you an inside look at his 4 week vacation...one of the most important parts? ACTUALLY COMMITTING TO IT by writing it into the book. We have our clients make this commitment publicly too because you're WAYY more likely to follow-through and not just leave this till ' someday'.     Mike shares the good the bad + the needs improvement of his 4 week vacation challenge on...

In this episode, Mike share the MOST IMPORTANT CONCEPT from the book + our process… the QBR, the Queen Bee Role. If you get nothing else right, do this! This will impact how you design your business like clockwork more than anything -- so listen in + Mike can help you nail it!   If you're ready to fast-track your clockworking journey, the Clockwork Core online training program is officially OPEN -...

But will clockworking work for my business?!   We get this question a lot. Y'all must think you're real special. In this episode, Adrienne will share who clockworking is really for, what types of business models + industries this will work best for, and how it might look differently for one business versus another.   She even gives you some homework...it's going to require a long walk in nature, a...

In this episode, Adrienne shares what the new verb she made up, "clockworking," your business even means, why the vacation is just a carrot + not really the point of it, and how to get started clockworking your business, plus the mindset you'll need to adopt to be successful. She even shares a super tip on how to recoup 15 days this year of your time with one simple shift.     She's also shameless...