The CEO Help Desk from Run Like Clockwork

Quick question: do you know how much it's costing you to NOT delegate? It's very likely that it's costing you a lot more time and money than you think to just keep doing everything yourself.   In this episode of the Run Like Clockwork podcast, Adrienne breaks down the true cost of doing it all yourself and shares a super tool to get you moving in the right direction.   Some of the things Adrienne...

Over the past several weeks we've talked about common cycles business leaders + team members get stuck in: burnout, hiring + firing, being in motion instead of in action, and now today we're talking about getting stuck in short term ways of thinking.   In this episode of the Run Like Clockwork podcast, Adrienne + Tyler wrap up our Breaking the Cycle series by giving you tools to break the cycle of...

There is a common cycle that smart people get stuck in, in many cases, without you ever realizing it. The mistake has to do with the difference between being in motion and taking action . They sound similar, but they're not the same.   In this episode of the Run Like Clockwork Podcast , Emily + Erica expand on this powerful distinction between being in motion and being in action and give you strat...

What would happen to your business if you found yourself in a health crisis, flat on your back for weeks or even months? Would your business allow you the time + space to heal without imploding?   Our guest on the Run Like Clockwork Podcast is Clockwork superstar, Heather Prestanski, Founder and Creative Director at Comfortable Dwelling . Heather shares how a major health crisis brought her to Clo...

We're continuing the Breaking the Cycle series with a cycle soooo many of our students are stuck in when they join Clockwork... and is often the reason they joined in the first place: they're stuck in a hiring + firing cycle.   In this episode of the Run Like Clockwork podcast, Adrienne, Emily, and Danielia share 3 culprits that'll get you stuck in this cycle, and what you can do to break the cycl...

Do you ever get to the end of the week, or even the end of the day, and think "wow! I really dropped the ball!"? Of course you have. We all have! Nora Roberts said " the key to juggling is to know that some of the balls you have in the air are made of plastic and some are made of glass. "    In this episode of the Run Like Clockwork Podcast , Adrienne expands on Nora Robert's powerful analogy to h...

What got you here, to your current success, growth, and team, won't get you to your next level of efficiency, autonomy, profitability, and vision.   This week we start a new series called Breaking the Cycle . In this series on the Run Like Clockwork Podcast, we are going to address common culprits that keep business leaders stuck in cycles: burnout, firing + hiring, short-term vs long-term thinkin...

One question that comes up a lot from business leaders we work with who are embarking on a new project, product, experience, or event is "does my team have the skills + capacity for this fill in the blank or do I need to hire an expert?" This is a fantastic efficiency question!   Our guest on the Run Like Clockwork Podcast is Emily Murnen, CEO of Wild Elm Events . Emily has become a special part o...

One of our favorite books here at Run Like Clockwork is Atomic Habits - so we're revisiting it with a Clockwork twist. Clockworking is really about establishing habits that support efficiency. In this week's episode, Adrienne + Emily cover 7 habits of highly efficient business leaders.   Topics Adrienne + Emily cover in this episode: 7 habits you can embrace as a business leader striving for effic...

What got you here won't get you there. The systems, team (culture and/or members), and mindset that got you to the success or mess you're in now, won't get you to the next level. Efficiency requires an open mindset of refining + rebalancing.   Our guest on the Run Like Clockwork Podcast is Clockwork superstar, Andrew Royer! Andrew is a Profit First professional, the CEO of Royer Accounting , and t...

How long would your business survive… grow… thrive… scale… without you?   In this episode of the Run Like Clockwork Podcast, Erica + Emily talks through several common scenarios that occur to every business owner, whether you want it to or not. It's not a matter of if these things will happen, it's when and how prepared you and your business will be.   Topics Erica + Emily cover in this episode: H...

Here at Run Like Clockwork, we talk a lot about helping you take a fully unplugged vacation… but it's really not about you. It's really about your business taking a vacation from you ! A vacation is the litmus test to see if your business + team can run without you, really.   Our guest on the Run Like Clockwork Podcast is Clockie winner and Clockwork superstar, Christi Diamond! Christi and her hus...

If we asked you if you value your time and talent, you'd likely reply with "of course I do!" But would your calendar, bank statements, and time tracking data say the same? In order for our calendars and bank statements to reflect the value of our time and talent, it starts with our mindsets around time + talent.   In this episode of the Run Like Clockwork Podcast, Erica + Lacy from Team RLC addres...

Busy is the enemy of valuable. Can I get a hell yeah ?!   How many times do we get caught up in busy work that takes us away from the most valuable and important work? Busy is also the enemy of growth.   Our guest on the Run Like Clockwork Podcast is Clockie winner, Alexandra Sim, CEO of Chiropractic on Unley. After opening a chiropractic practice, she quickly identified massive growth potential,...

We talk a lot about the big picture vision of taking a 4-week vacation. #dreamy But what about now. We are in the middle of the Clockwork your life series and we really want to talk about how you can start taking more time off now, you know, for your life.   In this episode of the Run Like Clockwork Podcast, Adrienne + Giovanni + Danielia give 7 strategies for taking more time off now. These are a...

It would be wonderful if clockworking your life + business just took a cookie-cutter plan. However, part of life inevitably includes unexpected crises. Clockwork prepares you to navigate unexpected crises with grace and ease.   Our guest on the Run Like Clockwork Podcast is Clockie winner, Leslie Liondas, CEO of Liondas CPA . In February, Texas was hit with a series of major snow storms… while Les...

We are not creating oxygen. This saying is a guiding principle of our Clockwork culture - we say it all the time in our team, to our clients, to our family members, and anyone operating from a frantic energy. There's a difference between taking something seriously and thinking we're creating oxygen.   In this episode of the Run Like Clockwork Podcast, Adrienne + Emily dive into this motto and way...

Clockworking is like building the plane while it's flying.   Your business is running, maybe not so smoothly, maybe on the verge of overheating, or maybe the weather conditions are unpredictable… whatever the current conditions, there's no perfect time. There's just make-it-happen time. Clockwork helps you turn your plane into a well-oiled machine.     Our guest on the Run Like Clockwork Podcast i...

This week we kick off a series about Clockworking Your LIFE. The beautiful thing about Clockwork is that it overhauls your team + systems to become efficiency machines that run themselves. But the side effect is that the same efficiency principals can positively impact all areas of your life.   In this episode of the Run Like Clockwork Podcast, Emily, Erica + Gabbi of Team RLC dedicate this episod...

When you hear the term leader, as the CEO, you might only think of yourself. While you are one leader of your organization, you have to also be developing leaders on your team if you want to clockwork your company, continue to grow, and have your business operate without you.    In this episode of the Run Like Clockwork Podcast, Adrienne + Danielia dive into 3 ingredients that every strong leader...

Do you ever feel like you're running your company and doing all the business things, but it just feels like something is missing ? A piece that pulls things together, a role you need to hire, a system that makes your process clear and cohesive… that thing that makes it all feel real .   Our guest on the Run Like Clockwork Podcast is Clockwork student, Julia O'Grady, Founder of ITM Events . Julia s...

Once you determine the role you really need to hire, what do you look for most? Do you look for someone who is an expert in a certain skill set? Or do you hire someone for their strengths and how they'd fit in your company culture?    Our guest on the Run Like Clockwork Podcast is Clockwork Superstar, Alyssa Lang, CEO of Workflow Queen and a certified Asana expert for accountants. Alyssa shares ho...

Do you have enough money in your business to actually solve your problems? Oftentimes, cash flow is a symptom of another bottleneck. So which bottleneck do you solve first? This episode will help you clarify that!   In this episode of the Run Like Clockwork Podcast, Adrienne dives into the final bottleneck in our ACDC bottleneck framework: the Cash Flow bottleneck . This episode will shed light on...

Are you growing at the cost of your current customers? If you cannot continue to scale and deliver on your product or service with excellence, then you may have a Delivery Bottleneck. Businesses of integrity will not sacrifice quality for quantity.    In this episode of the Run Like Clockwork Podcast, Adrienne dives into the Deliver or Capacity bottleneck as part of the bottleneck series. If you h...

A lot of times we're putting in focus + effort into improving our business, but it's pointed in the wrong direction. This episode will help you decipher if you have an Attract or Convert bottleneck (or neither) so you can efficiently focus your effort to improve business growth and profit margins.   In this episode of the Run Like Clockwork Podcast, Adrienne dives into the Convert bottleneck as pa...