My mother-in-law hosts Thanksgiving every year for approximately 30 people. She’s one of those rare humans who can make a massive event look effortless (they say men marry their mothers). Every detail is mapped out. Everyone is assigned a role. She is always one step ahead of us. She even insisted on two place settings for two cousins who might come. She didn’t want them to feel like they were added at the last minute. (can we also talk about A+ for customer experience?)
This Thanksgiving Day was no different. Turkeys (yes, two) were in the oven, all the relatives were responsible for bringing their respective side dishes, and the pies were cooling. Next up, stuffing.
Until, The Lysol Incident happened.
We heard a “Nooo!” coming from the kitchen. “I just realized I sprayed Lysol on the bottom of the pan instead of Pam… and then poured the stuffing in!”
For a moment, the kitchen froze. Then Mom’s execution system kicked in. She always has a backup plan, or two.
* Backup Plan B: Dump the stuffing. Call her sister for backup stuffing.
* Backup Plan C: Invoke what is known in the Powers family as “FHB” – Family Hold Back – to stretch what we had.
Crisis handled. Dinner saved.
Why am I telling this story?
Because the same proactive methodology applies to a growing company. Being reactive is a recipe for disaster.
One wrong click in your systems, one process someone forgot to update, one person out sick, one sales spike… Suddenly your team is scrambling, reinventing fixes on the fly, burning hours on workarounds nobody documented.
As the executive in charge, you’re left asking yourself:
* Why are we dropping easy balls? * Why can’t ops and tech keep up with sales? * Why am I the only one who sees this coming? * How much revenue are we losing?
The panic sets in…growth is outpacing your operations and tech.
This is exactly the moment when it’s time to pick up the phone and call me. I’m the one executives bring in when the strategy is sound, but the execution has stalled.
I use a five-step system that turns overwhelming priorities into predictable execution, so you can maximize profits.
The P.O.W.E.R. Execution Method * PRIORTIZE the goals of your strategy on a roadmap * ORGANIZE teams by their strengths * BuildWORKFLOWS and add automation * EXECUTE with rhythm and accountability * REVIEW results + iterate
Where does your business fall in this method? If even one piece is missing, you get friction, bottlenecks, and compounded “Lysol” moments. That gets costly very quickly.
If you’re growing, overwhelmed, and tired of duct-taping solutions, let’s talk. This method is only as powerful as the leadership executing it.
P.S. Thanksgiving dinner was a success and delicious thanks to a savvy sister. Plenty of Lysol-free stuffing for all!
