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Welcome to the first editions of new The Carter Reports! Each week, I will bring you sharp insights, practical strategies, and must-know updates to help your business thrive. Let’s kick things off with a powerful thought: The businesses that will win in 2025 are those that adapt faster than the market changes. Are you ready to stay ahead?
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Is It Time To Update Your Personal Operating Model?
We get “Update and Upgrade” warnings all the time concerning out software and IT systems. Upgrade now for more features. Update now for more security. Upgrade now to gain more success. And it goes on… But what about our own internal operating system – how we conduct ourselves, manage, plan, execute and interact with all key players in our world?
As a leader, updates to your own operating system can be just as critical—if not more so. Your operating system—what we call your personal operating model—defines the way you get work done and ultimately determines your impact. This system comprises the choices you make about your priorities, the roles you choose to play, how you spend your time, and how you sustain your energy.
The above quote is from an excellent article recently published in the McKinsey Quarterly, Warning: Upgrade your personal operating system. I highly recommend a read of this article and reflection and thought on its message. We are beginning a new year. New challenges. New relationships. New goals. Are you ready? Is it time to focus on your own operating model?
Unlike notifications from our electronic devices, the warning signs to upgrade your personal operating model can be obscured by daily noise. There is no dictate to rethink your operating model at various inflection points. For leaders, you must generate your updates and upgrades from within.
The Four Drivers Of The Personal Operating Model.
The gist of the McKinsey article focuses on four drivers that comprise your operating system (see the full article for a list of the four drivers and their key questions to answer). My focus here is to add my perspective and thoughts on these four drivers and some of their questions to answer.
Market Pulse
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Book: "Start With Why" – Why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others?
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Closing Thought
The best way to predict the future is to create it." – Peter Drucker
This week, take one action that moves your business forward. Small steps lead to big change!
Growth isn’t about massive leaps—it’s about consistent, incremental improvements. Identify one area in your business that could use a boost and implement a small but impactful change.
What’s your biggest business challenge right now? I’d love to hear from you! Also, if you found this valuable, share it with a fellow business owner.
Looking forward to helping you build a thriving business in 2025!
David Paul Carter
The Carter Reports Newsletter
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