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📊 Friday Stack Drop: The Truth About Why Your Goals Are Failing

Why 73% of Teams Miss Their Targets (And the 3 Tools That Fix It)

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May 23, 2025 | Hey Stackers —

You're setting targets. Your team knows the numbers. But you're still missing them.

The problem isn't your goals—it's your execution system.

This week's Stack Edge: The exact tools and tactics high-performing teams use to turn big plans into consistent wins.

📚 Book That'll Fix Your Execution: The 4 Disciplines of Execution

by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey & Jim Huling

Most teams fail because they're focused on everything instead of the right things.

This book gives you the playbook for cutting through daily chaos and actually hitting your Wildly Important Goals (WIGs).

What You'll Learn:

  • How to identify the 1-2 goals that matter most (hint: it's not 47 priorities)

  • The difference between lead measures (what you control) and lag measures (what you hope for)

  • Weekly accountability systems that actually work

  • How to get your team aligned without endless meetings

Perfect for: Founders scaling past 10 people, sales leaders juggling quotas, and anyone tired of "We'll hit it next quarter."

🎯 Tool That Shows You What's Actually Working: Databox

Stop living in spreadsheet hell.

Databox connects to your existing tools (HubSpot, Google Analytics, Stripe) and builds live dashboards that actually make sense.

Why Teams Love It:

  • Pre-built templates for sales, marketing, and finance KPIs

  • Drag-and-drop setup (no developers needed)

  • Mobile app for tracking performance anywhere

  • 100+ integrations

The Reality Check:

  • Gets expensive as you scale

  • Initial setup takes 1-2 hours if you want it done right

  • Free tier is pretty limited

Best for: Revenue teams who need real-time visibility and agencies managing multiple client dashboards.

🏆 Copy This: The 5-Line Weekly Scorecard

Your Friday ritual should take 10 minutes, not 2 hours.

Here's the exact template we use:

KPI

Target

Actual

Owner

Status

Qualified Leads

25

19

Jenna

⚠️

Calls Booked

15

17

Marcus

Closed Deals

5

3

Caleb

Proposal Send Rate

80%

72%

Team

⚠️

Customer Retention

95%

93%

CX Team

Pro Move: Review this every Friday at 4 PM. Celebrate wins, diagnose misses, and commit to Monday actions.

Build this in Notion, Airtable, or even Google Sheets. The tool doesn't matter—the habit does.

🔜 Monday's Big Finish

Next week we're closing out the entire Revenue Stack framework with Phase 7: The Closeout System.

You'll get:

  • Win/loss debrief templates that actually improve performance

  • Monthly performance rituals that keep momentum high

  • How to prep your stack for the next growth sprint

This is the piece most teams skip—and why they repeat the same mistakes every quarter.

Keep stacking smarter, —Ed

P.S. What's your biggest execution challenge right now? Hit reply and let me know—I read every response.

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