Staying Disciplined

C. Kyle Jacobsen
Jul 10, 2017 · 2 min read

Staying disciplined is always the hardest part of anything. Talking and describing a vision / goal is easy — anyone can do it. But when it comes to getting others to believe in the vision / goal — you need to first demonstrate discipline.

At Teem we are creating a meeting cadence which keeps the product team disciplined and focused on the items which help us achieve our vision. It starts each Monday where we spend time re-focusing on the important items:

  1. It starts by meeting with the entire Teem family focused on our strategic items.
  2. Immediately following, Product gives a 15 minute update of all the progress to the company.
  3. Next comes the Product team sync where we meet about house-keeping items as a team.
  4. Then we jump into Product-Development daily stand-ups.
  5. Early afternoons on Monday we spend time as a Product team working together where we share, compare and mentor.
  6. Planning sessions and stand-ups are organized around lunch so that our development team is able to have intense focus in the morning and afternoons.
  7. Finally, the Product team blocks time in the afternoons on Tuesday — Thursday to focus on professional development. This is where we do 1:1s and focus on bettering ourselves.

When Teem achieves it’s vision, it will be a result of our discipline and commitment to making it happen. This is why we are setting up each day, week, month, quarter and year to get there.

A huge shout out to those who keep us on track: Dal Adamson, Harley Jessop, Deanna Walters and Morgan Williams. Also, thanks to those who have given us this opportunity: Shaun Ritchie and Zach Holmquist.


Post Script: Josh Tolman and I discussed this topic on our podcast We Need Another Meeting. You can listen to this episode below and please follow us on Twitter @wenampodcast

C. Kyle Jacobsen

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CPO and Co-Founder at Everee / Podcast: We Need Another Meeting! / Personal Website: ckylejacobsen.com

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