Walk us through the exact agenda, room rules, and operational ground rules of a standard full session day with you from start to finish.

A standard session day runs from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in an offsite room free from company distractions. We begin promptly at 8:00 AM with Good News to clear mental clutter and get every executive voice active in the room. By 8:30 AM, we evaluate the prior quarter, reviewing Scorecard trends, grading previous Rocks with zero partial credit, and reviewing prior session ratings.

Mid-morning focuses on clarifying your V/TO, establishing corporate vision, or updating your 1-Year Plan. Next, we debate and finalize company and individual Rocks for the upcoming ninety days, ensuring every Rock is specific, measurable, and realistically achievable.

Lunch is a thirty to forty-five minute working break. The entire afternoon, typically three to four uninterrupted hours, is dedicated solely to IDS. We prioritize your Issues List and tackle items sequentially, refusing to move forward until each root problem has a concrete resolution and an assigned owner. At 4:30 PM, we review Next Steps, confirm internal communications, and conclude with individual ratings of the session.

The ground rules are uncompromising:

- Laptops and mobile devices are closed and stored away, except for the designated scribe recording decisions.
- No passive agreement; silence is treated as dissent, meaning team members must state their disagreements directly in the room.
- Every participant arrives on time and returns promptly from scheduled breaks.
- Breaks occur every ninety minutes to sustain mental stamina through deep debate.

Category: Working With Tyler