The ‘3 D’s Formula: Mastering Decision, Drive, and Do for Business Success

The '3 D'S Formula: Mastering Decision, Drive, and Do for Business Success

Implementation requires 3 Ds:

Decisions + Driving + Doing = Implementation

When it comes to getting things done in a business DOING is often the default priority. 

But it’s the first 2 Ds in the formula that are critical to the success of any project, and without the first two, the doing piece can quickly get messy.

DECISIONS - Who in your business is responsible for deciding what needs to be done? When do things need to be done? How do they need to be done, and by Whom?

DRIVING - Who is driving all the activities/tasks to ensure whatever was decided on gets done? 

Without solid decision-making and a driving force to wrangle all the moving pieces, the 3rd D (doing) may not happen at all. And if it does, it will likely be frustrating for all involved.

As you build your team, you must clearly define your role in Decision Making and Driving.

Ideally, as the business owner, you are not involved in any day-to-day Doing in your business – and if you are, only for very specific content-related tasks.

Once you hit a certain level (6 figures and beyond), being the Driver also gets very difficult for CEOs. And it’s no longer the highest and best use of your time.

<< Staying in the Driver's seat for too long creates a massive bottleneck in many small businesses.

Wouldn’t it be great if you didn’t have to make every decision in your business?

Decision fatigue is very real and can burn a business owner out and, as a result, stall the growth of the business.

As an Operations professional, the 3 Ds are what I take care of with and for my clients.

When you have a high-level director and running mate on your team to make decisions, drive progress, and ensure smooth implementation, the sky is the limit for your business.

Questions about what this kind of support could look like in your business?

I’d love to learn more about your team, your goals, and your business's current state of the 3 Ds.

Meet Kiva Slade - the Founder and CEO of The 516 Collaborative. With a unique background in high-power politics on Capitol Hill and sixteen years as a homeschooling mama, Kiva found her calling in the online business world as a trusted guide for entrepreneurs looking to build the business of their dreams.

Kiva's work began behind the scenes, orchestrating the back end of businesses and managing teams. But her inner data diva couldn't help but notice that small businesses needed help harnessing the power of data for growth. So she and her team set out to uncover and tidy up the data required to enable clients to grow their businesses confidently and easily.