Dan Martell - Everyone hates the ＂got a sec？＂ meetings

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00:00:00.000 you got a sec i can cut them it's the equivalent of i'm not prioritizing my time so you can

00:00:04.520 interrupt me anytime you want performance reviews i'm a cut guy i don't like pips they're called 0.78

00:00:09.020 performance improvement plans i think they're bullshit if you got to do a pip you're probably 0.55

00:00:12.740 gonna just let them go anyways one-on-ones keep for sure it's where i get to connect with them 0.73

00:00:17.520 so i always go personal then i go projects then i go long term quarterly planning keep man i think

00:00:22.780 your quarter's baked at the end of the previous quarter after you plan daily stand-ups keep daily

00:00:27.720 stand-ups should be per department per team should be no longer than 15 minutes and it gets

00:00:31.360 everybody beating to the same drum board meeting i think board meetings are boring i would cut them

00:00:35.780 i would replace them with advisory boards instead because it holds you accountable to a rhythm of

00:00:40.280 execution budget review for me cut they're needed but you got to find people you can trust and

00:00:44.960 create a framework for them to follow as soon as possible all hands keep respect the time of other

00:00:50.060 people 20 minutes always remind people why you started always remind people where you're going

00:00:54.480 fill in the blanks, Q&A, sales pipeline, keep man, it's revenue. You want to review it. You

00:00:59.420 want to analyze it. You want to challenge it. You want to make sure that it's evaluated properly.

Dan Martell - October 11, 2026