Cadence and Organizational Build-out
Cadence and Organizational Build-out designs two things every scaling company needs: a business and functional meeting cadence that keeps execution on track, and an organizational structure with the right people in the right seats.
Book a CallWhat is a business operating cadence?
Definition: Business operating cadence. The scheduled set of meetings a company runs on: a weekly leadership meeting, functional or department meetings, quarterly planning sessions, and an annual planning session. Each one has a defined purpose, attendee list, and agenda.
Daily huddles (stand-ups) Every day
A short stand-up at the center of the rhythm, for teams that need a quick daily sync. Optional.
Weekly leadership meeting Every week
Same agenda every week: scorecard, priorities, headlines, to-dos, and most of the time spent solving issues.
Quarterly planning Every 90 days
Review the last 90 days, reset priorities for the next 90, and solve the biggest open issues.
Annual planning Once a year
Revisit the long-term vision, set one-year goals and measurables, and build the first quarter’s priorities.
What is a Right People, Right Seats assessment?
A Right People, Right Seats assessment checks two things for every key role: whether the person shares the company's core values (right person), and whether they understand the role, want it, and have the capacity to do it well (right seat).
Definition: Right People, Right Seats. A people framework in which "right people" share the company's core values and "right seats" are roles each person understands, wants, and has the capacity to perform. Structure is designed first; people are placed second.
Right person shares the core values.
Right seat gets it, wants it, and has the capacity to do it.
Find them a seat that fits.
The goal for every key seat.
Make the change.
Values come first. Address it.
A players: huge immediate value adds.
B players: keep the bus moving.
C players: drag everyone down.
1 C = 2 A
1 C = 4 B
What's included?
- Org structure built around functions and accountabilities, not current personalities
- Seat definitions: the five or so key outcomes each seat owns
- Right People, Right Seats assessment for the leadership team and key roles
- Business cadence: the weekly leadership meeting, quarterly and annual sessions
- Functional cadence: department-level meetings that roll up to the leadership meeting
- Scorecard design: the handful of weekly numbers that tell you whether things are on track
What should you have at the end?
- A structure everyone can draw on a whiteboard the same way
- A clear owner for every major function
- A people plan for any seat that isn't a fit
- A meeting calendar for the next 12 months
- Agendas, roles, and rules for each meeting
What does it cost?
Cadence and organizational work can be booked by the hour or day ($500 / $2,500 / $5,000), and it's the core of the Operating System Build-out, a 60 to 90 day fixed-fee project.
- Former COO
- Integrator
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
- Two Decades of Leadership
- 8 Industries
- Disabled Veteran-Owned Business
Led a National Top 100 roofer through a private equity exit and integration · COO roles in law and media · GM of manufacturing businesses · M&A in cryogenics · two decades of leadership