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How to Conduct a 2 Week CEO Time Study (Step-by-Step)

Ecomm Breakthrough · 2026-06-25 · 31 min

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In this episode of the Ecomm Breakthrough Podcast, host Josh Hadley shares a powerful productivity strategy: conducting a two-week time study. Josh explains how tracking time reveals inefficiencies and misplaced priorities that limit business growth. He introduces a four-bucket framework - Delete, Delegate, Design, and Double Down - to help entrepreneurs categorize their activities and focus on high-leverage work. Josh emphasizes that a CEO's role must continuously evolve through revenue milestones, and recommends tools like the Timing app and ChatGPT to analyze time data and redesign job responsibilities for maximum impact. Bullet Points: Importance of conducting a two-week time study for entrepreneurs and CEOs. Tracking and analyzing time to identify inefficiencies and misplaced priorities. The role of the founder or CEO as a potential growth ceiling for the business. Evolution of the CEO's role as the business scales through revenue milestones. Categorization of tasks into four buckets: Delete, Delegate, Design, and Double Down. Regular self-assessment and role redesign for sustainable scaling. Value of time analysis for team members at all levels, not just CEOs.

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