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- 1Look for an email from Shelley D. Smith. If it isn't there in ten minutes, check your spam or promotions folder.
- 2Move it to your main inbox, so the next six don't get lost.
- 3Read issue one today. It takes under ten minutes, and the rest build on it.
A short welcome from Shelley
About 90 seconds
Shelley D. Smith
CEO, Premier Rapport · Author of Thirsty
Don't want to wait for the email?
Issue one is on the Premier Rapport site. It's about why most change doesn't fail at launch. It fades in the year after everyone has signed off on it.
Read issue one nowWhat's coming, and when
One issue a day for a week. Each one stands on its own.
- TodayNobody Schedules the End of a Culture ChangeSee why the finish line you scheduled isn't the one that counts.
- Day 2You've Been Asked to Change How People Work. You Can't Tell Them To.Lead a change when nobody reports to you.
- Day 3They Created the Role. They Didn't Create the Baseline.Record what you walked into, so you can show what changed.
- Day 4Your Systems Integrated on Schedule. Your People Didn't.Find the second calendar your people keep after a deal.
- Day 5The First DropRebuild trust in five minutes, in meetings you already hold.
- Day 6A Bigger Employer Just Opened Down the Road. You Can't Outbid Them.Keep good people when you can't win on pay.
- Day 7You Measured Engagement. What Changed on Monday?Tell whether the change actually took.
Two things you can do with it
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Tell Shelley where it's stuck
Reply to any issue and tell her two things: what changed where you work, and where it's stuck. She reads every reply herself.
shelley@premierrapport.com
Send it to the person living it
If you advise an owner, or you know a leader who's been handed a change, pass this along. They can sign up here:
premierrapport.com/second-finish-line