Replace the Weekly Leadership Huddle once per month with the MGR. This is designed to create a roadmap for the month that keeps you on track for the quarter. Large projects that involve the stated goals should be reviewed, delegated, or assigned. This can take the guise of a team meeting at the unit level. To a few hours for the above store. There are a few key points to cover in an MGR.
What do we need to DO each week to succeed?
What do we need to DO each day to succeed?
TIME: 60-120 minutes
The ratio of talking should be 20% leader and 80% team in this meeting.
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You can next level your MGR by bringing two layers of the team in at the same time. This way, if you’re a director, your multi-unit managers can have these conversations with their unit-managers in a safe space and get feedback from you immediately. Give the team enough time to plan each week. This will help to streamline your other sessions.
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To communicate what went well last month, reward the top performers, and create the roadmap for the next month.
Shift Manager to teammate.
Unit manager to unit shift manager.
Multi-unit manager to unit manager.
Director to multi-unit manager.
This is one of the hardest to stick with. It can easily become a quarterly strategic review by thinking on too large a scale. It can also devolve into a Weekly Leadership Huddle if you allow it to get too deep into the weeds. Follow the structure above. Share the vision for what achieving the goal feels like or have a teammate share what they feel like. Then let them share what to do each day and week.