Three skills you learned in school... then forgot in business.

Some of the most valuable skills in execution and decision-making were drilled into us at school - but most people let them slip in their day-to-day.

Remember these?

Time blocking
→ Like your school timetable: clear periods, focused subjects, no overlap.
Now? Your calendar’s a mess and everything feels urgent.

Summaries + next steps
→ Like the final paragraph of every essay: what did we learn, and what’s next?
Now? Meetings end in ambiguity and no one owns the follow-up.

SMART targets
→ Remember goal-setting frameworks in school projects? Specific, measurable, etc.
Now? We chase vague goals and wonder why things don’t get done.

Execution isn’t about complexity - it’s about getting the basics right, repeatedly.

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