FOCUSED EXECUTION LEARNING SPRINT

Regain Control of Your Time, Priorities and Execution

Most business leaders are busy.

But busyness is not the same as progress.

Many SME owners and managers spend their days reacting to emails, meetings, and operational issues. Strategic priorities are pushed aside, important initiatives stall, and weeks disappear without meaningful progress.

The Focused Execution Learning Sprint is a practical six-week online program designed to help you take back control of your time and implement a structured system for executing what matters most.

Sprint Dates:

  • Program Start: 13 April 2026

  • Program End: 15 May 2026

  • Duration: 6 weeks

Typical weekly commitment:

Approximately 1 hour per week.

By the end of the sprint, you will have a clear, repeatable execution system that helps you focus on the work that actually moves your business forward.

Live Sessions

  • Kickoff Webinar – 17 April 2026

  • Midpoint Webinar – 1 May 2026

  • Closing Webinar – 15 May 2026

Why Most Leaders Struggle with Productivity

Most productivity advice focuses on managing hours.

The real problem is managing priorities and execution discipline.

Without a structured system, leaders drift into reactive behaviour:

  • urgent work dominates the day

  • meetings fill the calendar

  • emails dictate priorities

  • strategic initiatives lose momentum

Over time this creates a cycle of constant activity but limited progress.

The solution is not working harder.

It is installing a simple system that connects strategy, priorities and daily execution.

The Focused Execution Framework

The Learning Sprint is built around the Focused Execution framework.

Focus – Discipline – Control

Focus

  • Clarify the few priorities that actually drive results.

Discipline

  • Build routines and habits that protect time and attention.

Control

  • Install planning systems that translate strategy into daily action.

This framework helps leaders move from reactive work toward structured execution and consistent progress.

What You Will Learn:

By the end of this session you will have:

Across the six-week sprint you will implement a practical productivity system designed specifically for business leaders.

Key topics include:

Productivity Mindset

  • The difference between busy and productive leadership

  • The productivity traps most leaders fall into

  • Beliefs that quietly undermine execution

Time Awareness

  • Conducting a leadership time audit

  • Identifying reactive work patterns

  • Eliminating hidden productivity drains

Priority Management

  • Defining strategic priorities

  • Identifying your “Big Rocks”

  • Using Must–Should–Could prioritisation

The Execution Planning Cascade

You will implement a structured planning system that connects strategy to daily action:

  • 90-Day Plan

  • Monthly milestones

  • Weekly priorities

  • Daily execution

Execution Habits

You will also install practical habits that sustain productivity:

  • weekly planning routines

  • daily priority reviews

  • time blocking

  • end-of-day reflection

How the Learning Sprint Works

The program runs for six weeks from 13 April to 15 May 2026.

Participants complete short weekly modules and implementation exercises while building their personal execution system inside the 90-Day Productivity Planner.

Sprint Schedule

Week

Focus

Week 1-----------------Productivity beliefs

Week 2-----------------Time audit and productivity waste

Week 3---------------- Building your 90-Day plan

Week 4---------------- Weekly execution rhythm

Week 5---------------- Daily planning and focus

Week 6----------------Habits and execution systems

Weekly Time Commitment

The program is designed for busy leaders.

Expect to spend approximately one hour per week completing the learning modules and applying the exercises.

Who This Sprint Is For

The Execution Planning Cascade

The program is designed for leaders responsible for execution and results.

Typical participants include:

It is particularly relevant for owner-led SMEs and growing professional service firms.

Many participants are leading businesses with revenues between $300k and $50m and managing increasingly complex teams and priorities.

  • business owners

  • managing directors

  • senior managers

  • operational leaders

  • emerging leaders responsible for delivery

It is particularly relevant for owner-led SMEs and growing professional service firms.

Many participants are leading businesses with revenues between $300k and $50m and managing increasingly complex teams and priorities.

Live Sprint Webinars

Three live sessions help reinforce the learning and guide implementation.

Kickoff Webinar

Friday 17 April 2026

Theme: Why Leaders Are Drowning in Work

Topics include:

  • the productivity trap

  • reactive leadership patterns

  • Focus – Discipline – Control

  • how to build a 90-day plan

Participants begin building their personal execution plan.

Midpoint Webinar

Friday 1 May 2026

Theme: Designing Your Personal Execution System

Topics include:

  • reviewing insights from the time audit

  • refining weekly planning rhythms

  • protecting focus time

  • using AI tools to support productivity

Participants refine their personal execution workflow.

Closing Webinar

Friday 15 May 2026

Theme: Turning Priorities into Results

Topics include:

  • reinforcing execution habits

  • sustaining planning rhythms

  • maintaining leadership discipline

Participants finalise their personal productivity system and prepare for the next 90-day cycle.

What You Will Leave With

By the end of the sprint you will have:

a clear understanding of where your time is actually going

  • a defined set of strategic priorities

  • a structured 90-Day execution plan

  • a weekly planning rhythm

  • daily productivity habits that protect focus

  • a practical personal execution system

The outcome is greater clarity, control, and consistent progress on the work that matters most.

Join the Focused Execution Learning Sprint

Reserve your place today and build your personal execution system.

Join the Focused Execution Learning Sprint

If you want to move from constant activity to focused execution, this sprint will give you the structure to do it.

Program Summary

Start Date: 13 April 2026

End Date: 15 May 2026

Duration: 6 weeks

Weekly Commitment: 1 hour per week

Install a practical system that helps you:

  • focus on the right priorities

  • protect your time and attention

  • translate strategy into daily execution

Not Sure Yet?

If you would like to discuss whether the sprint is right for you, you can schedule a short strategy call.

Book a call here

YOUR HOST

Russell Cummings — Business Coach & Founder, Shifft

Creator of the Shifft AI Prompt Libraries, the Focused Execution methodology, and the 90-Day Journal

Russell has helped hundreds of SMEs turn good intentions into crisp strategy, disciplined execution, and real growth.

For the last 40 years, he has worked closely with dynamic family businesses with strong growth aspirations.

A key component of his work has been building quality strategic and operational plans.

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