Focusing our attention + efforts on recruiting, employing and retaining the next generation is where our businesses are going. So what do we need to know to hire amazing Millennial and Gen Z team members and create an environment and company culture where they thrive and bring immense value to your team?   On this episode of the Run Like Clockwork podcast, Adrienne talks with Danielia Barron about best practices when hiring the next generation of talent. Daniela is the newest coach addition to Team RLC and brings a wealth of experience from the non-profit and family camp world on staff + program development and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).   What does it take to get amazing talent into your company and keep them? And how do you compete with larger corporations when it comes to employing talent? Adrienne + Danielia really dig in! Topics Danielia + Adrienne discuss on this episode:   Values + traits of next generation team members (Millennials + Gen Z) What the next generation is looking for in a company culture The importance of autonomy for Clockworking + the recruitment + retention of next generations The benefit of practices that are centered on diversity, equity + inclusion    As a small business, it can be challenging or even impossible to compete with larger corporations when it comes to recruiting talent if only based on money. However, there are many things that rank higher than money for Millennials + Gen Z that can give you a competitive advantage: meaning, social justice, doing something that does good in the world, authenticity, autonomy, and flexibility.   There was such a great conversation and one that’s needed within all businesses as well for continued growth! Let us know what resonated most with you!! Tag us on Instagram @rlclockwork    And as always, we’re continuing the conversation over in our free Run Like Clockwork Community! We’d love to hear your Clockwork questions!   JOIN THE CONVERSATION INSIDE THE COMMUNITY

RUN LIKE CLOCKWORK: SMALL BUSINESS OPERATIONS

Employing the next generation with Danielia Barron

You are exactly where you need to be - in business and life. It’s not a race. You don’t need to hustle 24/7. You don’t need to compare your current chapter with someone else’s. Your journey is yours.   We are very straightforward about Clockwork not being a quick fix. It’s a process. A process that we’re here to support all our clients with through it all, which is so rewarding!   This week on the Run Like Clockwork podcast, Lilly Ferrick, self-proclaimed Clockwork evangelist, shares how realizing Clockwork is not a race helped her create systems + hire team members at a steady pace. No burnout. No more working weekends.    Topics Lilly + Emily discuss in this episode: Recognizing the business season you’re in and how to leverage it Introducing a new hire to Clockwork The power of knowing you are exactly where you need to be Why Lilly calls Clockwork a game-changer   Take a deep breath. Listen to the episode. Gain some perspective on your vision ahead. Then focus on the step in front of you.   Let us know what resonated most with you!! Tag us on Instagram @rlclockwork    And as always, we’re continuing the conversation over in our free Run Like Clockwork Community! We’d love to hear your Clockwork questions!   JOIN THE CONVERSATION INSIDE THE COMMUNITY

It’s not a race with Lilly Ferrick

What’s holding you back from delegating your content?   There are many reasons we hear from our Clockwork clients as to why they “can’t” delegate their content: Only I can write what’s in my head No one else will sound like me My audience is used to hearing from me I’m the face/voice of my company I don’t have the budget   Our guest today on the Run Like Clockwork podcast, Lacy Boggs, totally gets it. As the Director of the Content Direction Agency, she has worked with hundreds of personality-driven businesses to help them get their content writing and marketing off of their plates with confidence.   Topics Lacy + Adrienne discuss in this episode: What is a personality-driven brand? How does a personality-driven brand business clockwork their content off their plate? What is a brand voice + why does it matter when delegating content? Questions to ask when hiring a copywriter Repurposing content as a strategy when clockworking First steps for hiring a copywriter + content strategist   Lacy has written content for Run Like Clockwork for years and is a Clockwork client as well - so who better to drop?! I know you are going to get so many valuable tips on Clockworking your content from this episode! You can also connect with Lacy directly here.   What is your biggest challenge when it comes to delegating content? Let us know! Tag us on Instagram @rlclockwork + @lacylu42   And as always, we’re continuing the conversation over in our free Run Like Clockwork Community! We’d love to hear your Clockwork questions!   JOIN THE CONVERSATION INSIDE THE COMMUNITY

Clockworking Content with Lacy Boggs

Each season of your life requires something different from your business. Each season of your business requires something different from your life.   Assessing your capacity in each season and setting up your systems and strategic hires to support your life + business in that season is what Clockwork helps you do.   This week on the Run Like Clockwork podcast, Clockwork rockstar, Katie Proctor, shares a tale of 4 maternity leaves. Before Clockwork, Katie Proctor and Elle Queen, Co-Founders of Wellevation HQ, each took a maternity leave. Now they are each taking their second maternity leave back to back after having Clockworked their business through the Accelerator program. Their experiences during their first and second maternity leaves are drastically different...for the better now!   Topics Katie + Adrienne discuss in this episode: How the experience of their first maternity leaves differs from their second How the right hire can change everything Taking capacity into consideration when defining the vision for your company and future growth Making the decision to focus on one bottleneck at a time The importance of metrics and the data-driven approach of Clockwork   We are so honored that Clockwork is “sanity-saving” (Katie’s words) for Ellie + Katie and played such a vital role in helping them feel confident during their maternity leaves, knowing their business + team is running without them while they enjoy their baby snuggles.   What is this season of your life requiring of your business right now? How can you take into consideration your capacity to inform what systems + hires you need right now? Let us know! Tag us on Instagram @rlclockwork   And as always, we’re continuing the conversation over in our free Run Like Clockwork Community! We’d love to hear your Clockwork questions and see your digital declutter projects!   JOIN THE CONVERSATION INSIDE THE COMMUNITY

A tale of 4 maternity leaves with Katie Proctor

How long does it take for you or your team member to find something? Are they in places that are easy to find? Or does it take 45 minutes to find the exact thing you’re looking for. This is quite common, especially in this digital era we live in, when it’s easier to just create a new document or video… but then the old, outdated one is still living somewhere, taking up digital space and causing confusion.    This can actually be a huge inefficiency to your business. Think about it, if it takes someone on your team 5 minutes to find something, it’s all good. But if it takes 45 minutes to dig around, that’s costing you money and creating frustration.   On this episode of the Run Like Clockwork podcast, Adrienne talks about digital clutter as a major source of inefficiency in business. Since being a Lean Six Sigma expert in her corporate/large manufacturing career, she has adapted the principals + tools for efficiency in small businesses.   Topics Adrienne covers in this episode: The cost of clutter How to apply the Lean Six Sigma system called 5S to your digital + physical world Elaborates on the 5S’s: Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain How to use the Clockwork ACDC framework for organizing   What’s at stake if you don’t set up and sustain a digital system? Well, you waste time and money, and cause a lot of stress + frustration by not having efficient systems to keep you and your team organized and standardized.   Bonus tip: it does not have to be you setting up and maintaining the systems. You could assign it to a team member. #winning   Let us know how it goes! We’d love some screenshots of your digital or physical space. We love peeking at the backends of businesses. Tag us on Instagram @rlclockwork   And as always, we’re continuing the conversation over in our free Run Like Clockwork Community! We’d love to hear your Clockwork questions and see your digital declutter projects!   JOIN THE CONVERSATION INSIDE THE COMMUNITY

Digital Decluttering

Excited to Clockwork your business… then discover you have a team member resistant to it? Yeah, super common. So how do you get your team on-board and convince them of the benefits of Clockworking?   On this Team Takeover episode of the Run Like Clockwork podcast, Emily, Erica, and Gabbi talk about how to convince your team to Clockwork.    Topics covered on this episode: Laying the foundation when hiring new team members The mindset shift you need to make as a CEO to overcome resistance Communicating the benefits to the team member How to find what motivates your team members The connection between everyone working in your zone of genius and buy-in Valuing continuous improvement as a team Changing resistance to curiosity   There are so many benefits for your team members to Clockwork: they get to operate in autonomy + with authority, and operate with clear expectations and outcomes. Everyone is set up to win. Communicating the benefits is key.   We would love to hear what resonated most with you! Tag us on Instagram @rlclockwork   And as always, we’re continuing the conversation over in our free Run Like Clockwork Community! We’d love to hear your Clockwork questions!   JOIN THE CONVERSATION INSIDE THE COMMUNITY

How to convince your team to Clockwork

What does “going all in” look like to you? When you do go “all in,” how long do you maintain that level of focus and dedication? Are you in it for a quick result or do you embrace the process?   This week’s guest on the Run Like Clockwork podcast, Maleeka Hollaway, is an excellent example of going ALL IN on Clockworking and embracing the process as a long-term solution. Maleeka is the CEO of The OMG (The Official Maleeka Group), a thriving PR agency. When she joined the Clockwork Accelerator program just 4 months ago, she jumped in the deep-end and her team followed her lead. On this episode, Maleek talks with Emily of Team RLC about going all in + embracing the process of Clockwork.   Topics Emily + Maleeka also cover: Clockworking to maintain a certain quality of life The value of having a team who’s all in, too The mindset shift needed to remove yourself from a company with your name in the title The power of embracing the process Slowing down to identify the gaps and improve Hiring and integrating the new team members into the Clockwork process   If you’ve been telling yourself you don’t have time to Clockwork, or that you can’t remove yourself from your company because you are the name/face of it, or you struggle to embrace the process and maintain sustained momentum, then we know you will find a ton of value from hearing Maleeka’s Clockwork experience!   We would love to hear what resonated most with you! Tag us on Instagram @rlclockwork + @the_omg_llc   And as always, we’re continuing the conversation over in our free Run Like Clockwork Community! We’d love to hear your Clockwork questions!   JOIN THE CONVERSATION INSIDE THE COMMUNITY

Going all in + embracing the process with Maleeka Hollaway

How can you clockwork your team when you are so often needed to jump in and fix everything for everyone? When this happens, the truth is, YOU are the bottleneck. In the Clockwork process, Mike Michalowicz and Adrienne Dorison created the ACDC framework to help you and your team identify bottlenecks coming before it even becomes a problem.   The four major stages in the flow of business are Attracting prospects, Converting prospects into clients, Delivering the promised offering to clients, and Collecting payment in return: ACDC.   On  this week’s Team Takeover of the Run Like Clockwork Podcast, Laurie, one of the RLC coaches inside the Accelerator program, talks about how to identify if you have a bottleneck in your business and what to do when you find one using the ACDC framework.   In this episode, Laurie covers:   The four major stages of flow in business Specific examples of what a bottleneck in each of the ACDC categories might look like Which bottleneck to tackle first if you have more than one The double helix conundrum that most business owners experience Why building out an ACDC metrics dashboard is help monitor and balance metrics for consistent growth. (Learn more about how to build out a metrics dashboard on this previous episode: More on Metrics) And as always, we’re continuing the conversation over in our free Run Like Clockwork Community! We’d love to hear your ACDC and Clockwork questions!   JOIN THE CONVERSATION INSIDE THE COMMUNITY

How to use the ACDC framework to identify your current bottleneck

“The business was very clearly running us… now we have the space to have longer mornings, grow as leaders, and show up better in our business.”   On today’s episode of the Run Like Clockwork Podcast, Clockwork Rockstars, Shay + Cassie, Co-Founders of the Bucketlist BombshellsTM share how Clockwork has helped them lead and grow a business + team to live a fulfilling and abundant life beyond business. Their story is so inspiring and a testament to what is possible through Clockwork!   Topics Cassie + Shay cover in this episode: Scaling your business on the backend + frontend Internal + external growth The connection between anxiety and trust How growing a business is growing yourself Building a life beyond business How to hire + hand over ownership   How they grew from a team of 5 to now 20, completely remote + global     Growth is essential for leading + scaling a business, both internally as a leader and internally in operations. When you grow a business, you really grow yourself.   Building and leading a business doesn’t have to become your life. Clockwork helps you design a business + team that runs itself… so you can have a life beyond business.   If you're interested in getting the support you need to get clockworked, our Run Like Clockwork Accelerator program is open NOW for enrollment. You can go here for all the details: www.clockworkaccelerator.com

Building + leading for life beyond business with Bucketlist Bombshells

Do you work with independent contractors within your business? Most likely, you’re saying YES right now. Independent contractors are a valuable part of small business operations, especially as you scale.    So how do they fit into Clockworking? Can you even Clockwork your business with contractors popping in and out?   On today’s episode of the Run Like Clockwork Podcast, we have Clockwork Superstars, Jessi Honard and Marie Parks, Co-Founders of North Star Messaging and Strategy sharing how they scaled their agency-style business with employees and independent contractors alike with Clockwork. So much valuable insight!   They also discuss: Pivoting during COVID-19 Clockworking with independent contractors How overwhelm is a choice How things breaking while on vacation can be empowering   When Jessi + Marie found Clockwork, they were tired of working to the max. Now, they have a thriving team, work 25 hours a week, and take regular vacations to hike + write while their business + team continues to grow and run like clockwork. If you're interested in getting the support you need to get clockworked, our Run Like Clockwork Accelerator program is open NOW for enrollment. You can go here for all the details: www.clockworkaccelerator.com

Scaling + Clockworking with a team of contractors with Jessi Honard and Marie Parks

Would you self-classify as a control freak? Is wanting control something you relate with?   If that’s you, you’re certainly not alone! And if you’re wanting to scale your business without the 24/7 grind, you can’t do it alone.    Today on the Run Like Clockwork Podcast, Adrienne is teaching you how to delegate, even if you’re a control freak. This is a special episode because we’re giving you a sneak peek into one of the morning mindset sessions inside the Delegate to Accelerate Bootcamp. In this session Adrienne talks about two of her core values: radical responsibility and continuous improvement and how they counterbalance a need for control when learning to delegate effectively.   Topics Adrienne also covers: How taking radical responsibility helps you release control The role of taking personal responsibility when delegating Why mistakes are super important for you and your team Our motto and process for debriefing mistakes on our team   Much of the mindset shift needed is around mistakes. If we don’t make mistakes, we have minimal learning.   We would love to hear what resonated most with you in this episode! Tag us on Instagram @rlclockwork   Want DOUBLE the results from your business in HALF the time?   Join my upcoming FREE training, Clockwork Roadmap: 7 foundational steps to build a scalable business that runs itself, Wed Sept 23 or Thur Sept 24.   You will learn: How to remove yourself as the linchpin. How to scale your business faster. How to do it ALL without the added stress!   Take back your time to actually enjoy the things YOU want to!   SAVE YOUR SEAT IN THE CLOCKWORK ROADMAP FREE TRAINING

How to delegate even if you’re a control freak

Everyone’s tipping point for Clockworking their business is different. Preparing for a major life event, illness, having time to start another business, vacation, scaling income + impact. You name it, we’ve heard it... and whatever it is, it’s a great reason! On this episode of the Run Like Clockwork Podcast, Adrienne speaks with Julie Herres, the owner of Green Oak Accounting and one of our founding Clockwork students. For Julie, her tipping point was preparing for a Disney Cruise with her family. She shares how Clockwork helped her turn her anxiety worrying how her business would continue running while she was away on the cruise to now removing herself almost completely from her business while it continues to grow and serve! Adrienne + Julie have a great discussions about: Why you should delegate the outcome, not the task Pivoting from an in-office team to working remotely Deciding vs Delegating What your team needs to know in order to be prepared for the unexpected The reward of removing yourself from your business Julie’s journey with Clockworking from cruise anxiety to taking a 4-week vacation while her business + team runs like clockwork is so freaking inspiring and what Clockwork is all about! No matter what gets you started, there are so many external and internal rewards of removing yourself from your business through Clockwork. We would love to hear what resonated most with you! Tag us on Instagram @rlclockwork + @greenoakacct If you’re overwhelmed, overworked and worried about what would happen to your business if you stepped away for awhile, then I want to invite you to a free training coming up: Clockwork Roadmap: 7 Foundational Steps to Build a Scalable Business that Runs Itself, Wed Sept 23 or Thur Sept 24. You will learn: How to remove yourself as the linchpin. How to scale your business faster. How to do it ALL without the added stress!   Take back your time to actually enjoy the things YOU want to!   SAVE YOUR SEAT IN THE CLOCKWORK ROADMAP FREE TRAINING

Why you should remove yourself from your business with Julie Herres

The road to burnout looks different for every business owner but usually involves several similar elements: doing it all yourself longer than you should, thinking scaling means more time, money + effort, running on all cylinders without a vacay (mental or physical) in sight.   My guest on the Run Like Clockwork Podcast, is Amanda Bond - the Ad Strategist, close friend of mine and Clockwork All-Star! She shares her story of burnout and how Clockworking helped her break the burnout cycle and step into more ease + efficiency… and how it can help you, too!   Topics also discussed on this episode: The cost of doing it all yourself The mindset shift of thinking of your team as an asset When to slow down/stop marketing The difference between the Clockwork book and Accelerator program   Amanda Bond is such an incredible example of how Clockworking can turn a maxed out, overworked and overwhelmed business owner into a thriving leader with a life outside of work! We would love to hear what resonated most with you! Tag us on Instagram @rlclockwork + @theadstrategist   Want DOUBLE the results from your business in HALF the time?   Join my upcoming FREE training, Clockwork Roadmap: 7 foundational steps to build a scalable business that runs itself, Wed Sept 23 or Thur Sept 24.   You will learn: How to remove yourself as the linchpin. How to scale your business faster. How to do it ALL without the added stress!   Take back your time to actually enjoy the things YOU want to!   SAVE YOUR SEAT IN THE CLOCKWORK ROADMAP FREE TRAINING

Clockworking to break the burnout cycle with Amanda Bond

Hiring + firing can be one of those daunting elements of building and growing a business. It’s what keeps many solopreneurs running solo, overworked and overwhelmed as well.   On this episode of the Run Like Clockwork Podcast, we have a guest Clockwork superstar, Tanya Neufeld from The Strategiste sharing about how Clockwork helped her break free from the hiring + firing cycle and grow from solopreneur to a solid team!   Topics discussed on this episode: Beginning Clockwork as a solopreneur How Clockworking approaches hiring differently How to know if you have a vision bottleneck The permission you need to make your first hire   It’s so insightful and great that Tanya dives deep into the team side of business because it really is paramount to Clockworking. You don’t need to have a full team, full-time. But you have to be able to delegate to your team in order to Clockwork.   If you are ready to start delegating like a BOSS and start getting the most of your team, tools and talent... today:   Join our Clockwork Your Business: Delegate to Accelerate Bootcamp   This 5-Day business bootcamp intensive, happening LIVE September 14-18, 2020,  is designed to help you focus on creating the business of your dreams, (one that outlives you) by working smarter and not harder!   JOIN THE DELEGATE TO ACCELERATE BOOTCAMP

Clockworking to break the hire + fire cycle with Tanya Neufeld

Most of us started our businesses not being masters at managing people or masters of delegation. [True talk]. We were really good at the one thing we wanted to start our businesses for… then got into a position where we don’t know how to lead, manage, or have people support us effectively.   The process of delegation is great in helping remove you as the bottleneck. If you’re the only one who can make decisions, you are the bottleneck, which is stunting your company’s growth.   This episode is going to be super helpful for you to understand why delegation hasn’t worked in the past, why you’re frustrated with your team in its current state, why you may have mismanaged people because of expectations.   Adrienne dives into the 3 big reasons we fail to delegate:   We think we can do it better ourselves We don’t value Design time, we only value Doing We don’t know how to delegate so we fail to do it   Once you learn how to delegate effectively, you will experience a new kind of growth + freedom!   Do any of these 3 reasons resonate with you? Have you ever found yourself saying any of these things? Let us know! Tell us over on Instagram @rlclockwork or inside our Run Like Clockwork Free Community on Facebook!   If you’re currently working too many hours, feeling stretched thin, are caught in the weeds of your business operations, or have just been flat-out frustrated or disappointed when it comes to handing things off to others because they never seem to get it done right…   Then I want to invite you to our 5 day Delegate to Accelerate Bootcamp!    We built it for YOU.    By the end of our time together, my team and I are going to help you shift from being maxed-out on time and energy, to delegating like a pro!   Mike Michalowicz is also doing a special, bonus masterclass called “Think Like a Shareholder”, which speaks directly to reason #2 why we fail to delegate! This masterclass is designed to help you eliminate the 5 biggest success-crushing beliefs you currently have about your role in the business, and how they’re stopping you from getting everything you want!   Start getting the most of your team, tools and talent... today!    Join our Clockwork Your Business: Delegate to Accelerate Bootcamp

3 big reasons we fail to delegate

Giving you every tool you need to grow + scale your business with operational excellence, while also prioritizing your quality of life. Hosted by best-selling author + speaker Mike Michalowicz + operational efficiency expert + CEO, Adrienne Dorison, the Run Like Clockwork podcast is a series of insightful + topical operations conversations based on the best-selling book, Clockwork, to help small business owners design a business + team that runs itself. To stay in touch with all things Run Like Clockwork, you can check out runlikeclockwork.com. Subscribe, review + share your takeaways from each episode with us on social media so that we can connect!

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RUN LIKE CLOCKWORK: SMALL BUSINESS OPERATIONS

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