The CEO Help Desk from Run Like Clockwork

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**The CEO Help Desk from Run Like Clockwork**

Equipping you with the tools, strategies, and support to grow + scale your business sustainably—without sacrificing your quality of life.
Hosted by operational efficiency expert + CEO Adrienne Dorison and business strategist Emily Doyle, The CEO Help Desk is your go-to podcast for solving real business problems in real time. From streamlining systems to developing leadership and building a self-sustaining team, each episode offers actionable insights based on the book Clockwork to help you run your business with more ease—and way less overwhelm.

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Latest Episodes:

225. Chapter 9: Balance The Team Mar 13, 2024

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Welcome to our breakdown of Chapter 9 of Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself.

In this episode, we discuss:

How to complete a Job Trait Analysis
Hiring for strengths instead of skills
Using Clockwork as a retention tool on your team

We suggest that you read the chapter and then come listen to this episode covering pages 149-171.

If you would like access to our FREE Study and Discussion Guides, and the ability to binge the podcast instead of waiting for weekly episode drops, you can opt into a private feed here → http://www.runlikeclockwork.com/bookclub

You can share your reflections with us over on Instagram --> ⁠@rlclockwork⁠

If you don't have your copy of the book yet, you can grab a ⁠physical, kindle, or audible version here.

224. Chapter 8: Capture Systems Mar 06, 2024

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Welcome to our breakdown of Chapter 8 of Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself.

In this episode, we discuss:

How to get systems out of your head
Why we don't believe in written SOPs
The value of continuous improvement

We suggest that you read the chapter and then come listen to this episode covering pages 128-148.

You can share your reflections with us over on Instagram --> ⁠@rlclockwork⁠

If you don't have your copy of the book yet, you can grab a ⁠physical, kindle, or audible version here.⁠

223. Chapter 7: Trash, Transfer, Trim, or Treasure Feb 28, 2024

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Welcome to our breakdown of Chapter 7 of Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself.

In this episode, we discuss:

Our top tips and takeaways to avoid the sunk cost fallacy
How to complete the 4T exercise
Why you really don't want to clone yourself

We suggest that you read the chapter and then come listen to this episode covering pages 116-127.

You can share your reflections with us over on Instagram --> ⁠@rlclockwork⁠

If you don't have your copy of the book yet, you can grab a ⁠physical, kindle, or audible version here.⁠

222. Chapter 6: Track Everyone's Time Feb 21, 2024

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Welcome to our breakdown of Chapter 6 of Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself.

In this episode, we discuss:

Why this is a throttle, not a switch
Deciding vs. Delegating
The Design Trap

We suggest that you read the chapter and then come listen to this episode covering pages 85-115.

You can share your reflections with us over on Instagram --> ⁠@rlclockwork⁠

If you don't have your copy of the book yet, you can grab a ⁠physical, kindle, or audible version here.⁠

221. Chapter 5: Protect and Serve the QBR Feb 14, 2024

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Welcome to our breakdown of Chapter 5 of Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself.

In this episode, we discuss:

Differences between the QBR and Primary Roles
Directly vs. Indirectly serving the QBR
Completing the sticky note exercise

We suggest that you read the chapter and then come listen to this episode covering pages 71-84

If you would like access to our FREE Study and Discussion Guides, and the ability to binge the podcast instead of waiting for weekly episode drops, you can opt in to a private feed here → http://www.runlikeclockwork.com/bookclub

You can share your reflections with us over on Instagram --> ⁠@rlclockwork⁠

If you don't have your copy of the book yet, you can grab a ⁠physical, kindle, or audible version here.⁠

220. Chapter 4: Determine Your Company's Queen Bee Role (QBR) Feb 07, 2024

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Welcome to our breakdown of Chapter 4 of Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself.

In this episode, we discuss:

The story behind why it's called the QBR
Why we love the Savannah Bananas
How the QBR relates to the Big Promise

We suggest that you read the chapter and then come listen to this episode covering pages 54-70

You can share your reflections with us over on Instagram --> ⁠@rlclockwork⁠

If you don't have your copy of the book yet, you can grab a ⁠physical, kindle, or audible version here.

219. Chapter 3: Declare Your Big Promise Jan 31, 2024

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Welcome to our breakdown of Chapter 3 of Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself.

In this episode, we discuss:

Why you need to protect your reputation above all.
Declaring your Big BANG
How to find your Big Promise

We suggest that you read the chapter and then come listen to this episode covering pages 41-53

If you would like access to our FREE Study and Discussion Guides, and the ability to binge the podcast instead of waiting for weekly episode drops, you can opt in to a private feed here → http://www.runlikeclockwork.com/bookclub

You can share your reflections with us over on Instagram --> ⁠@rlclockwork⁠

If you don't have your copy of the book yet, you can grab a ⁠physical, kindle, or audible version here.

218. Chapter 2: Clarify Who You Serve Jan 24, 2024

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Welcome to our breakdown of Chapter 2 of Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself.

In this episode, we discuss:

How to do less to achieve more
The value in narrowing your niche.
Completing the Crush/Cringe Analysis

We suggest that you read the chapter and then come listen to this episode covering pages 25-40.

If you would like access to our FREE Study and Discussion Guides, and the ability to binge the podcast instead of waiting for weekly episode drops, you can opt in to a private feed here → http://www.runlikeclockwork.com/bookclub

You can share your reflections with us over on Instagram --> ⁠@rlclockwork⁠

If you don't have your copy of the book yet, you can grab a ⁠physical, kindle, or audible version here.⁠

217. Introduction and Chapter 1: Why Your Business is Still Stuck Jan 17, 2024

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Welcome to our breakdown of the Introduction and Chapter 1 of Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself.

In this episode, we discuss:

Your #1 job as an entrepreneur
Productivity vs. efficiency
Growing vs. scaling

We suggest that you read the chapter and then come listen to this episode covering pages xvii - 24.

If you would like access to our FREE Study and Discussion Guides, and the ability to binge the podcast instead of waiting for weekly episode drops, you can opt in to a private feed here → http://www.runlikeclockwork.com/bookclub

You can share your reflections with us over on Instagram --> ⁠@rlclockwork⁠

If you don't have your copy of the book yet, you can grab a ⁠physical, kindle, or audible version here.⁠

216. Welcome to The Clockwork Book Club Jan 10, 2024

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Welcome to The Clockwork Book Club!

After 6+ years and two iterations of the book, we thought we were way past due to bring a book club to the podcast!

Over the next 14 episodes, we're diving into each chapter of the book, breaking down our biggest takeaways, and sharing more insights from behind the scenes of Clockworking.

Here's how we recommend following along:

Find an accountability group
Read along with us chapter by chapter
Grab our FREE Study and Discussion Guides by opting into a private feed here.

We can't wait to see how Clockwork will transform your life and business!

You can share your reflections with us over on Instagram -->⁠ ⁠@rlclockwork⁠⁠

Reminder, for this book club we are using the Revised and Expanded edition of Clockwork. If you don't have your copy of the book yet, you can grab a ⁠physical, kindle, or audible version here.⁠⁠

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