Operating cadence review
“The leadership meeting is status updates, and every week feels like a fire drill.”
Sound familiar?
“There’s a meeting for everything, and none of them decides anything.”
Calendars are full, decisions are waiting, and we’re constantly firefighting.
“We spend the meeting arguing about whose numbers are right.”
The same question gets three different answers from three different people.
“We find out something’s wrong when it’s too late to fix.”
Nobody’s looking at the few numbers that would have shown it early.
“Everyone knows their own numbers. Nobody sees the whole business.”
So decisions get made with half the picture.
What we do
We look at the meetings and reviews you run each week and month, and give each one a job and an owner. At the core is a weekly business review: the few numbers that matter, and a leadership meeting that makes decisions.
What it looks like when it works
Fewer meetings, faster decisions, and calmer weeks.
Every number has an owner, and one version of the truth.
You spot problems while there’s still time to fix them.
Your leaders understand the whole business, and decide with the full picture.
How it runs
Before
I interview your leaders individually and review your existing meeting cadence and agendas.
During
A workshop to redesign the meetings for what you need, and a dedicated session to build a weekly business review with your finance or revenue operations lead.
After
A review of the first cycle of meetings, so you can improve them further.
You leave with
Meetings that each have a job, an owner, and an agenda that works.
Typical format
How long: from two hours to a full day, with a build session and an online review after
Where: online, in your office, or at an offsite
Preparation and support: by email and video call, as much or as little as you need
Options: a short survey of your managers before and after
Case studies
From the founders' circle to one leadership team
A Series C B2B SaaS scale-up got its leadership team deciding together, and one OKR session cut a six-month project for 20 people to two months for three.
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OKRs that took the company up-market
A Series D data SaaS scale-up whose product had stopped selling refocused on the world’s biggest customers, got on budget, and stopped pulling its CEO into everything.
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Who you’ll be working with
I run every session myself.
I spent six years at Google, then two at Amazon, where I led a 100-person organisation. Since then, I’ve worked with over 200 leaders and 16 startup leadership teams as a facilitator and coach.
If I’m not the right person to help, I’ll introduce you to someone who could be.
Often run together: OKR workshop · Mid-quarter review
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Richard sets up how a leadership team runs its weeks and months: a weekly business review of the few numbers that matter, and meetings that make decisions.
Next steps
Start with a free, 20-minute Clarity Call. Confidential, and no preparation needed.
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Bridging strategy and operations
Richard played an instrumental role in teaching Bitmovin how to utilize OKRs to systematically bridge the gap between strategy and operations. And he did not stop at the top management team: He held workshops across the organization, coached individuals where necessary… I can recommend Richard if you want to boost your cross-functional focus & alignment.
Eric Thomas
Chief of Staff & Head of Business Development
Bitmovin