1‑Week Performance Challenge

Prove the Power of Noble Failure, 1 % Edges, and Grit + Grace - in Five Days

Targets keep rising while slack pings multiply and focus drains. That’s not a talent gap—it’s a training gap. This micro‑challenge lets your team test three cornerstone drills from the Built for Hard keynote—no budget, no consultants, just five days of deliberate practice.

The Goal

Deliver visible wins by Friday, build momentum to tackle bigger challenges next week.

TheSchedule

Monday – Noble Failure Setup: What to do: Pick one meaningful experiment (for example, a new outreach script or process tweak). Define a Gold‑Medal success metric and schedule a 10‑minute debrief for Tuesday.
Why it works: Harvard research shows lessons captured within 24 hours boost retention by 30 percent. Declaring the metric up front creates psychological safety to fail nobly because everyone understands the risk is chosen and contained.

Tuesday – 24‑Hour Debrief: What to do: Run the debrief; ask what worked, what failed nobly, and what micro‑upgrade will be shipped by Wednesday.
Why it works: Stanford studies link rapid feedback loops to a 15 percent faster decision cycle—learning beats perfection.

Wednesday – One‑Percent Edge Move: What to do: Identify a high‑leverage metric such as response time or defect rate. Design one micro‑move to lift it by one percent.
Why it works: A series of one‑percent gains compounds to more than ten percent in eight weeks—small edges beat big promises.

Thursday – Grit and Grace Check: What to do: After your toughest meeting, rate yourself one to five on Grit (outcome focus) and Grace (people care). If scores are below four and four, adjust your next conversation—tighten outcomes or dial up empathy.
Why it works: Teams led by balanced leaders show eighteen percent higher engagement and hit targets sooner (Corporate Executive Board, 2023).

Friday – Wins and Hurdles Huddle: What to do: Host a five‑minute stand‑up. Each person shares one win from the week and one hurdle to tackle next. Capture lessons on a shared document.
Why it works: Public reflection cements learning and surfaces blockers before they become budget killers.

The Scoreboard

Track these in Monday’s stand‑up next week:

• Number of lessons captured within 24 hours
• Percentage change on the chosen one‑percent metric
• Average Grit score and Grace score
• Win‑to‑Hurdle ratio

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Kreek is an Executive Business Coach who lives in Victoria, BC, near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Seattle, Washington, USA, in the Pacific Northwest. He works with clients globally, often travelling to California in the San Francisco Bay Area, Atlanta, Georgia, Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec. He is an Olympic Gold Medalist, a storied adventurer and a father.

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