The sessions provide huge value for business owners to get peer-feedback and insight, however, we know that life happens so here's what will happen if you can't attend a session.
Key takeaways
- Four workshops across eight weeks, in weeks one, three, five and eight. We recommend being at all four, because the discussion provides great value.
- The workshops are recorded, so if you genuinely cannot make one you can catch up in your own time.
- Your coach also picks the material up with you at your next one-to-one, so you are not left to catch up alone.
- Coaching sessions are booked around you, so if you can't make one of those sessions, you can reschedule.
The recommendation
Come to all four workshops if you possibly can. There's no rule behind that, and nothing is withheld if you miss one. The reason is simply that the workshops are where each phase of the work opens, and where you hear other owners insights and feedback.
If you cannot make one
Tell your coach, ideally in advance.
The pathway, tools and templates for that phase are already in the platform, so the content isn't the thing you lose. The workshop is recorded, so you can watch it back at a time that works. And your coach works the substance through with you at your next one-to-one and adjusts the pace of your build accordingly.
Falling behind is ordinary, and the rhythm exists partly to catch it before a small gap becomes a large one.
What the recording gives you, and what it doesn't
The recording carries the content faithfully. Every framework, every example, every step of the phase is there, and you can pause it.
What it cannot carry is the discussion. A room of owners asking specific questions about their specific businesses is a different thing from watching that happen. Owners tell us consistently that the moment something shifted was usually a question someone else asked.
Coaching sessions are different
The three one-to-one sessions are booked directly with your coach through the platform, at times that suit you. They're not fixed points in a group calendar, so you can reschedule them if you need to.
They sit at three moments: interpreting your diagnostic, refining your strategy, and pressure-testing your implementation plan. Moving one later is fine. Skipping one is the thing worth avoiding, because those are the points where someone reads your thinking back to you.
If you're working privately rather than in a cohort, rescheduling needs at least an hour's notice for a virtual session and a day's notice for an in-person one.
If you already know your calendar will be too busy
Look at the four workshop dates before you enrol. If most of them are already impossible, you have three good options.
- Take the next cohort
- Take the Self-Guided option and set your own pace, adding coaching where you want it.
- Work privately, which is paced around your business rather than a group.
The Capability Snapshot will tell you which pathway fits how you work, in under ten minutes, and you keep the result whether you enrol or not.
Frequently asked questions
Are the workshops recorded?
Yes. We recommend being there live, because the discussion is a large part of the value, and the recording is there so that missing it lives means you don't miss out completely.
What if something happens and I need to pause completely?
Talk to your coach. Everything you have downloaded or built in your own storage is yours permanently, so a pause doesn't cost you the work. Your platform and education library access runs through the twelve weeks of CEO Circle Starter membership included with every option. However, your coaching sessions are only available during the time period, so speak to your coach as soon as possible.
Do I get the material if I miss a session?
Yes. The pathway, tools and templates for each phase are in the platform throughout, alongside the recording.
What if I fall behind on the implementation rather than the sessions?
That's more common and easier to fix. Your coach adjusts the pace with you, and the ninety-day rhythm afterwards is designed to catch anything that slipped.
Can I send someone from my team in my place?
On the Structured Program cohort the platform access is yours. Working privately includes a facilitated team session, which is the option built for involving other people properly.
How much time does the whole thing take?
About ten hours of scheduled sessions across eight weeks, plus one to two focused hours a week of implementation on this pathway. How much time will this actually take? has the full arithmetic.
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