The Boschetto Bulletin - The Lag Tax

Your organization is scaling.

The team’s bigger.

Revenue’s growing.

Everything on paper says you’re winning.

So why does it feel harder to get things done?

Because execution doesn’t break all at once.
It breaks quietly — in slow handoffs, unclear ownership, and decisions that die in Slack threads.

And by the time you notice it?
It’s already costing you real money.

📖 Execution Playbook: The Lag Tax

Fast-moving teams don’t fail from laziness — they fail from lag.

Lag = Time between “decision made” and “action taken.”

It sounds small. But inside a 7–8 figure business, lag compounds:

• A two-day delay in asset delivery kills your ad timeline

• A missed handoff derails your customer onboarding

• A leadership decision that takes a week to implement loses momentum — and money

Inefficiency isn’t about missing SOPs. It’s about decisions that don’t move fast enough.

Here’s how to fix it:

1. Clarify Where the Drag is Coming From

Start with two questions:

• Where are we consistently slow to act on decisions?

• What’s the average time from “yes” to “done” for key initiatives?

This doesn’t just surface inefficiency — it reveals your hidden drag.
Not in what you’re doing — but in how long it takes to actually happen.

2. Shorten the Distance Between Decision-Makers and Doers

Too many layers?
Too much Slack tag roulette?
Collapse the chain. Give executors direct access to context, not just commands. Push decision-making down into the organization.

3. Set Execution Deadlines

Decisions lose power when they’re detached from deadlines.

The moment a decision is made — set the next action and the latest acceptable execution window.

Even if it’s just:

• “Kickoff by end of day.”

• “First draft due in 48 hours.”

• “Update the board before tomorrow’s standup.”

When expectations are time-bound as the decision is made, momentum builds — and accountability sticks.

💡 Smart Business Move of the Week

Fast-growing companies often chase speed at all costs.
But as outlined in Working Backwards, real speed comes from clarity.

When your systems are sloppy, every step forward creates more mess.
When your team slows down just enough to clarify priorities, clean up handoffs, and align ownership — execution accelerates.

That’s the entire premise of solving Execution Debt™.

Key Insight:
Slowing down to fix how your business runs isn’t lost time — it’s the unlock for sustainable, proactive momentum.

🚀 Ready to Spot Your Execution Gaps?

Most businesses are losing at least $10K a year from Execution Debt™ — but they don’t realize it until it’s too late.

Take the Execution Debt™ Score Quiz and see exactly where you’re bleeding time and money.

🔗 Take the Quiz Now

⚡️ Execution Power-Up: Cancel One Recurring Meeting

Cancel one recurring meeting this week.
No agenda? No decision-making? No forward motion?

Cut it — or turn it into an async update.

Then reallocate that hour to deep work on a bottleneck project.

One less meeting. One more hour focused on what matters.

And if it’s THAT important? It’ll find its way back onto your calendar.

🎙️ Live Event This Week

No podcast episode this week, but this Thursday, I’ll be hosting a problem-solving workshop through the Arlington Chamber of Commerce.

This is a fast-paced, high-impact session built for business owners, operators, and teams who want to move smarter — not just harder.

📅 Date: Thursday, April 4
⏰ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
👉 In the Boston area? Come join us.

🎯 Boschetto Consulting - Eliminating Execution Debt™

Solving problems is what we do. Scaling smart is how we do it.

Struggling with Execution Debt™? Let’s fix it.

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Check out past issues of The Boschetto Bulletin:

• Issue 8: Scale Smart

• Issue 7: Execution Debt

• Issue 6: Fear of Regret

• Issue 5: Growth

• Issue 4: Small Steps, Big Wins