Rockefeller Habits17 Videos

Conquering Your Sandbox

Are you the biggest kid in your sandbox? That’s really the end-goal of any business owner: to the biggest kid in the sandbox go all the spoils. And fortunately for this metaphor, in the world of business, we don’t have to rely on genetics to become the biggest kid. Here’s the thing: no matter how […]

Stand-Up Round-Up

Even we have secrets at Measurable Genius. So Warren whipped up this highlight package from some of our recent stand-up meetings. Remember when every episode kicked off like this? Does anyone miss that? Give us some feedback!

WHERE THE FUCK IS THE KETCHUP

Accountability is a word that makes people cringe. Sure, it’s great to think up ideas and strategies and all, but when it comes time to actually implement them, there’s a lot of shifty eyes and sideways glances. That’s why accountability needs to be clearly defined: if you’re the one who needs to get something done, […]

Konstructing KPIs

You guys have heard me talk before about the importance of having a daily success metric. Metrics in a business are commonly called Key Performance Indicators, or KPIs. When you’re trying to think of a number like that, one important thing to remember is that it should be a number you have direct control over. […]

Profit Per Bullet?

Are you putting your resources to work in the most effective and efficient way possible? A relatively simple question, but unpacking it can lead you to some valuable insights. One of the ways you can try to answer that question is by finding your business’ own “Profit per X,” a measurement of which single variable […]

How to Run a Weekly Team Meeting

One of the meeting rhythms proscribed by the Rockefeller Habits is the weekly team meeting. As explained by the book “Scaling Up,” ideally these should be weekly meetings involving the different departments in your business. One for sales, one for marketing, one for finance, etc. However, if you’re a small business, odds are you also […]

How to Run a Daily Stand-Up Meeting

The most common meeting in your organization should be the shortest. A daily stand-up should be around 15 minutes, and consist of three areas: Priorities (What are the top three things you’re doing today?) Company KPIs (What are the key metrics for the company? How are we doing as an organization?) Rocks (What are you […]

Artificial Deadlines and Strategic Sandboxes

Team Measurable Genius blasts off again in today’s episode of Daily Genius – I rant about artificial deadlines, how technology is not your savior, and we meet with the team at Wright Restyling to tackle some strategic planning. The topic we dove into today is called The Sandbox, which is a concept on the 7 […]