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The Clockwork Book Club
Run Like Clockwork
15 episodes
4 days ago
Welcome to The Clockwork Book Club! Join us as Adrienne Dorison and Emily Doyle (The CEO/Founder and President of Run Like Clockwork) take you through each chapter of the book Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself. Written by Mike Michalowicz, the book is your recipe for an ultra-efficient business, and this podcast will provide even more insights and lessons on how you can apply these frameworks. So read along with us and learn how to make your business finally work for you.
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Welcome to The Clockwork Book Club! Join us as Adrienne Dorison and Emily Doyle (The CEO/Founder and President of Run Like Clockwork) take you through each chapter of the book Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself. Written by Mike Michalowicz, the book is your recipe for an ultra-efficient business, and this podcast will provide even more insights and lessons on how you can apply these frameworks. So read along with us and learn how to make your business finally work for you.
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The Clockwork Book Club
10. Chapter 9: Balance The Team

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.

Don't forget to use your ⁠⁠Study Guide⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Discussion Guide⁠⁠ to get the most value out of book club!

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.

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1 year ago
20 minutes 16 seconds

The Clockwork Book Club
3. Chapter 2: Clarify Who You Serve

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.


Don't forget to use your ⁠Study Guide⁠ and ⁠Discussion Guide⁠ to get the most value out of book club!


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.

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1 year ago
14 minutes 52 seconds

The Clockwork Book Club
2. Clockwork Introduction + Chapter 1: Why Your Business is Still Stuck

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.


Don't forget to use your Study Guide and Discussion Guide to get the most value out of book club!


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.

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1 year ago
25 minutes 31 seconds

The Clockwork Book Club
14. Chapter 13: Pushback (And What To Do About It)

Welcome to our breakdown of Chapter 13 of Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself.


In this episode, we discuss:

  • Why we encounter pushback
  • How Design can be just as taxing as Doing work
  • Why you need to show up more when building trust 

We suggest that you read the chapter and then come listen to this episode covering pages 237-250.


Don't forget to use your ⁠⁠Study Guide⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Discussion Guide⁠⁠ to get the most value out of book club!

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.

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1 year ago
18 minutes 18 seconds

The Clockwork Book Club
5. Chapter 4: Determine Your Company’s Queen Bee Role (QBR)

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.


Don't forget to use your ⁠⁠Study Guide⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Discussion Guide⁠⁠ to get the most value out of book club!


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.

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1 year ago
18 minutes 21 seconds

The Clockwork Book Club
13. Chapter 12: Putting It All Together

Welcome to our breakdown of Chapter 12 of Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself.
In this episode, we discuss our takes on Roberto’s story!

We suggest that you read the chapter and then come listen to this episode covering pages 227-236.


Don't forget to use your ⁠⁠Study Guide⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Discussion Guide⁠⁠ to get the most value out of book club!

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.

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1 year ago
8 minutes 25 seconds

The Clockwork Book Club
4. Chapter 3: Declare Your Big Promise

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.


Don't forget to use your ⁠Study Guide⁠ and ⁠Discussion Guide⁠ to get the most value out of book club!


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.

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1 year ago
17 minutes 21 seconds

The Clockwork Book Club
8. Chapter 7: Trash, Transfer, Trim, or Treasure

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.


Don't forget to use your ⁠⁠Study Guide⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Discussion Guide⁠⁠ to get the most value out of book club!


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.

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1 year ago
19 minutes 14 seconds

The Clockwork Book Club
11. Chapter 10: Find And Fix Bottlenecks

Welcome to our breakdown of Chapter 10 of Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself.


In this episode, we discuss:

  • How key metrics help you determine the health of your business
  • What to feature on a high-level dashboard
  • The ACDC bottleneck framework

We suggest that you read the chapter and then come listen to this episode covering pages 172-199.


Don't forget to use your ⁠⁠Study Guide⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Discussion Guide⁠⁠ to get the most value out of book club!

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.

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1 year ago
25 minutes 2 seconds

The Clockwork Book Club
7. Chapter 6: Track Everyone's Time

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.


Don't forget to use your ⁠⁠Study Guide⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Discussion Guide⁠⁠ to get the most value out of book club!


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.

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1 year ago
22 minutes 22 seconds

The Clockwork Book Club
9. Chapter 8: Capture Systems

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.


Don't forget to use your ⁠⁠Study Guide⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Discussion Guide⁠⁠ to get the most value out of book club!

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.

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1 year ago
21 minutes 49 seconds

The Clockwork Book Club
12. Chapter 11: Take the Four-Week Vacation

Welcome to our breakdown of Chapter 11 of Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself.


In this episode, we discuss:

  • How key metrics help you determine the health of your business
  • What to feature on a high-level dashboard
  • The ACDC bottleneck framework

We suggest that you read the chapter and then come listen to this episode covering pages 200-226.


Don't forget to use your ⁠⁠Study Guide⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Discussion Guide⁠⁠ to get the most value out of book club!


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.

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1 year ago
16 minutes 14 seconds

The Clockwork Book Club
6. Chapter 5: Protect and Serve the QBR

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.


Don't forget to use your ⁠⁠Study Guide⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Discussion Guide⁠⁠ to get the most value out of book club!


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.

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1 year ago
16 minutes 44 seconds

The Clockwork Book Club
15. Clockwork Book Club: Interview with Mike Michalowicz

This is our final episode in the Clockwork Book Club, and today we are talking to the Author of  “Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself”… Mike Michalowicz!

In this episode, we discuss:

  • What Mike wishes everyone knew about Clockwork

  • The biggest updates to the system since the first edition of the book

  • Why people resist the Four-Week vacation, and how to combat that!

Every time we talk to Mike we always glean some new insights, and this episode is no different!

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.⁠

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1 year ago
24 minutes 27 seconds

The Clockwork Book Club
1. Welcome to The Clockwork Book Club!

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 these 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
  • Use your Discussion and Study Guide to help solidify your learnings

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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1 year ago
10 minutes 50 seconds

The Clockwork Book Club
Welcome to The Clockwork Book Club! Join us as Adrienne Dorison and Emily Doyle (The CEO/Founder and President of Run Like Clockwork) take you through each chapter of the book Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself. Written by Mike Michalowicz, the book is your recipe for an ultra-efficient business, and this podcast will provide even more insights and lessons on how you can apply these frameworks. So read along with us and learn how to make your business finally work for you.