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"Routine sets you free" — Verne Harnish
Do you have the right people doing the right things right?
Can you state your strategy simply — and is it driving growth?
Are all processes running smoothly and driving profitability?
Do you have enough cash to weather storms and fuel growth?
Score Range: 42 Points (37% to 79%)
The further from HQ, the better things look!
✅ Leadership sees problems clearly
✅ Leadership admits their role in the issues
✅ Leadership is ready for change
✅ Leadership won't resist transformation
"Leadership, myself included, constantly pursuing new opportunities while sales and operations failing." > CEO, Dilmurod Khodiev
We don't need to invent systems, Labzak already has them!
The people who CREATED strategy can't articulate it.
The people who EXECUTE strategy can!
60-point gap in Cash perception!
❌ Team is NOT cohesive
❌ No clear hiring process
❌ Training is broken
❌ Nobody knows their KPIs
❌ "Everyone pulling in different directions"
These are REAL problems, not perception issues
RELATIONSHIPS ↔ People
↔ Strategy
↔ Execution
↔ Cash
Today we build the SYSTEMS to close these gaps
Total: ~3.5 hours
There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.
Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.
Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody's job.
It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.
This is why we need single-point accountability
"The bottleneck is always at the top of the bottle!"
Jim Collins
Each person independently fills in who they think is accountable for each function
Display all answers — look for misalignment
Work toward consensus on ONE name per function
What metrics define success for each function?
The disagreement IS the point - it surfaces hidden assumptions
⚠️ Red flag: They're overloaded or will fail at something
⚠️ Red flag: "All of us" means "none of us"
⚠️ Red flag: Shared accountability = no accountability
⚠️ Red flag: Wrong person, wrong seat
Remember: ONE name per box
How leadership sees the company
How customers experience the company
"The most important KPI for any process is TIME" — Verne Harnish
Customers want things better, faster, cheaper
TIME is the critical KPI for each process
"Those who pulse faster, grow faster" — Verne Harnish
A well-orchestrated meeting rhythm is the engine of operational excellence.
CRITICAL: No problem-solving in the meeting!
"I have a meeting with a client"
"Meeting with ABC Corp CEO at 2pm to discuss contract renewal — need to close by Friday"
Be specific: Names, numbers, dates, issues
Verbalizing makes it visceral
⚠️ If someone goes 2+ days without a "stuck" — there's likely a bigger problem
⚠️ If everyone is always "fine" — people aren't being honest
Surface issues in the meeting; SOLVE them after
Draw a line: Above = updates; Below = collective intelligence
Don't just report past — forecast the future
"We're at $700K of $1M target. Based on pipeline, I predict GREEN."
"The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing" — Stephen Covey
Imagine all your priorities lined up like dominoes. Find the lead domino — the one that makes everything else easier.
Even if you miss, celebrate the effort!
"Big Rocks First" — Stephen Covey
What is the ONE measurable thing that will move C-Space forward?
"If more than one person is accountable, then no one is accountable."
"Those who pulse faster, grow faster."
"Goals without routines are wishes; routines without goals are aimless."
"The bottleneck is always at the top of the bottle!"
"Routine sets you free."
Daily luncheons with his 4 co-founders (later 9 directors) — for DECADES
Daily lunch with Jonathan Ive — Apple's design genius
Daily breakfast strategy meetings — turned $2.7M into billions
"Company" comes from "to share bread." Gathering daily strengthens relationships and reduces mistakes.
"Everyone is pulling in their own direction, potentially it can break us apart."
"Nothing builds momentum and energy like hitting specific targets. Pick some really short-term goals, focus everyone on the same thing, and get back your mojo!" — Verne Harnish
✅ Be specific (names, numbers, dates)
✅ Start and end on time
✅ "Take it offline" for problem-solving
❌ No checking on yesterday
❌ No problem-solving in meeting
Every function needs ONE accountable person who:
"If more than one person is accountable, NO ONE is accountable."
"Those who pulse faster, grow faster."
✅ Measurable — Clear way to track
✅ Addresses weakness — Not something you already do well
✅ Company-wide — Impacts entire business
✅ Educational — Teaches something about winning
✅ Time-bound — 90 days (quarterly)
✅ Challenging but achievable — Stretch, not fantasy
Leadership (37%) sees crisis. Operations (71-79%) sees success. The truth is somewhere in between — and Day 3 tools help us find it.
C-Space Coworking: Scaling Up Transformation