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How to find the 20% of your week that moves the needle.

Identifying the 20% of your calendar that produces 80% of your impact.
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Leaders are drowning in knowledge today.
But almost none of it becomes wisdom.
 • Kevin McDonnell
The F.R.I.C.T.I.O.N. Framework
A diagnostic system for scaling execution without scaling chaos.
 • Kevin McDonnell
Stop Answering the 'What', Delegate the 'How'
If you're a CEO, I bet your calendar is a graveyard of decisions only you can make.
 • Kevin McDonnell
How CEOs Build Culture Every Single Day
Small daily actions shape your culture faster than any values statement.
 • Kevin McDonnell
Why Your 'Yes' Must Become a Strategic Asset
By Kevin McDonnell. CEO Coach, Strategic Advisor and Chairman.
 • Kevin McDonnell
The Hidden Cost of “Just a Little Later”
The Threat Lurking in Your To-Do List
 • Kevin McDonnell
The One Decision Rules Every Fast Company Uses
The simple clarity shift that turns slow decisions into fast execution.
 • Kevin McDonnell
The Culture Tax: How High-Trust Environments Quietly Protect Low Accountability
Why cultures built on goodwill often struggle with clarity, consequence, and the pace required for scale.
 • Kevin McDonnell
The speed of a company is the speed of its CEO
Pace, decisions, and the hidden delays that shape how fast your company moves
 • Kevin McDonnell
How CEOs speed up execution without increasing pressure on teams
The practices that increase organisational pace without creating fatigue.
 • Kevin McDonnell
The habits that remove decision bottlenecks
How CEOs keep decisions moving when teams slow down.
 • Kevin McDonnell
The three habits that separate fast companies from slow ones
Why execution speed rises or falls based on a small set of leadership behaviours.
 • Kevin McDonnell
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