We've Got Issues -Documenting the 20 Percent That Drives 80 Percent of Your Results

We've Got Issues -Documenting the 20 Percent That Drives 80 Percent of Your Results

Episode 35 – Documenting the 20 Percent That Drives 80 Percent of Your Results. Every business has a secret sauce — the handful of things that, when done consistently and excellently, drive the majority of results. This episode walks through how to identify your six to twelve Core Processes, how to get the right people in a room with sticky notes and surface what's actually happening, and why a simple draft that captures 80 percent of what matters is worth more than a perfect document that never gets finished.

We've Got Issues - Core Process vs. Everything Else

We've Got Issues -Core Process vs. Everything: Else Most businesses already have documentation — SOPs, training manuals, procedure guides. The problem is none of it connects. This episode explains the difference between a Core Process and everything else, why less is more when it comes to documentation, and how one commercial contractor went from four different answers about their operations process to one simple map everyone could follow.

We've Got Issues - Why Process Matters

Why Process Matters Businesses that nail their processes often sell for ten times their earnings. Not because they got lucky — because they built something predictable, scalable, and not dependent on any one person. This episode makes the case for why process is not a cage but a lever, and what becomes possible when your business stops running on tribal knowledge and starts running on documented, consistently followed Core Processes.

We've Got Issues - Identify. Discuss. Solve. In That Order.

Identify. Discuss. Solve. In That Order. Most issues discussions fail before they ever get to a solution — because teams skip the most important step. This episode breaks down the IDS framework in detail: how to state the real issue in one sentence, how to discuss without piling on, and what it actually means to solve something forever. Including the three choices every stuck team has and the one rule that comes with choosing to live with it.

We've Got Issues - The List That Changes Everything

The List That Changes Everything: Most teams don't have an issues problem — they have a visibility problem. This episode breaks down what the Issues List actually is, why most teams underuse it, and the one psychological trap that keeps real problems invisible until it's too late. Hint: you don't need a solution to put something on the list.