The Middle Way Method

Last week, in Reviews Keep Execution Aligned, we looked at how Daily and Weekly Reviews keep Execution connected to both established direction and changing reality. Execution changes the conditions around us as work is completed, new information appears, and responsibilities change. Reviews give us regular opportunities to examine those changes,...

Execution is where plans encounter reality. A Planning System can identify meaningful work, organize commitments, and establish direction, but the work still has to be done in changing circumstances. Responsibilities, commitments, maintenance, and unexpected demands continue to arise alongside planned work. Tasks take longer than expected, deadlines shift, and new...

One thing to decide before publishing: the image. I left Stepping-Stone.jpg as the template placeholder. If each article gets its own image, that’s the only front-matter field I’d consider unfinished. Last week, we explored Top-Down Execution, beginning with the direction established by our Mission Statement and Vision Statement and carrying...

Last week, we introduced Execution as more than simply completing Tasks. Some of our work moves us toward the direction established by our Personal Compass, Mission Statement, and Vision Statement, while other work comes from the responsibilities and realities of everyday life. Effective Execution requires both. This gives us two...

The Middle-Way Method begins by establishing direction. The Personal Compass identifies the principles and values that guide us and provides a foundation for the direction we choose. Our Mission and Vision Statements develop that foundation into a clearer sense of purpose and the future we intend to create. From there,...