Creating an Operating Rhythm

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

D. Brown Management Profile Picture
D. Brown Management
May 4, 2018 1 minute read
Share

Daily  >> Weekly  >> Monthly >>  Quarterly >> Annually

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.  

The Process of Winning CMAR Projects
Everything you do is a process to be managed rigorously. Winning CM @ Risk projects is no different.
Related Article
Leadership Combinations and States of Market Growth
There is a beautiful tension in leadership teams that is required for growth. That tension shifts with different stages of a market's growth and must be integrated with the contractor's stage of growth as a company.
Related Article
Work Rules: Two Truths of Performance Evaluation Systems
Performance evaluation systems are a critical part of talent development and one of the nine key processes. The foundation of great coaching -- like John Wooden used effectively -- is about being able to give rapid and actionable feedback.
Related Article