We've all had those busy periods, when you look back at your week on a Friday and on the odd occasion you think "sheesh, I didn't achieve that much to warrant such a busy week"...and it led me to the following conclusion, helpfully led by Donald Miller's approach to management (but tweaked a bit)
You can't have effective execution without great management.
The formula for that is the following
- Clear communication - clear expectations and priorities
- Functioning systems - systems that are repeatable and reliable
- Profitability - Is the output profitable vs resource allocation
- Value - Are you creating measurable value?
It's often the absence of one that makes everything fall apart.