{"id":625,"date":"2025-11-07T12:10:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T10:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/?page_id=625"},"modified":"2025-11-28T18:10:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T16:10:00","slug":"staying-the-course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/online\/process\/staying-the-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Staying the Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1511\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-681 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sea.jpg\" style=\"object-position:79% 98%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"79% 98%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sea.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sea-800x504.jpg 800w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sea-1920x1209.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sea-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sea-1536x967.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sea-2048x1289.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(159deg,rgb(238,248,255) 0%,rgba(33,196,237,0.58) 53%,rgba(9,42,77,0.74) 100%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-d8a87e06 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><nav style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1;\" class=\"items-justified-center alignwide wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-8fe59304 wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Process \u2013 Level 2\"><ul style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1;\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__container items-justified-center alignwide wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/process\/team-formation\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Team Formation<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/process\/staying-the-course\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Staying the Course<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/process\/team-cadence\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Team Cadence<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/process\/product-cycle\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Product Lifecycle<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-49031cb4b1744a129271dd1611534cc4 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-color\">Staying the Course<\/h1>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1430\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Staying-the-course-1920x1430.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1453\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:600px;height:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Staying-the-course-1920x1430.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Staying-the-course-800x596.jpg 800w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Staying-the-course-768x572.jpg 768w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Staying-the-course-1536x1144.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Staying-the-course-2048x1525.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once a team starts moving as a team, the journey of <a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/process\/team-cadence\/\">cadence <\/a>is about maintaining momentum to see the benefits of this new way of working and this renewed alignment over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process of one-on-ones shifts team culture more than almost anything else, and it\u2019s vital that team leads maintain this practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, the rigour of daily stand-ups needs to be upheld as the norm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The key lies in reflecting on what each person said they would do the previous day, whether they actually did it, and what they plan to do today \u2014 and, of course, in reporting back on it the following day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>To quote Winnie the Pooh: <em>\u201cYesterday, when today was tomorrow, it was too much day for me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re all going to have those days. There will be times when one-on-ones fall by the wayside, when daily stand-ups break down, when status meetings slip, or when the rigour of running good meetings fades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be relational tension between colleagues and disagreements on how to solve problems, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What becomes vitally important is how we respond. The answer is to get back on the horse \u2014 to return to the rhythms, resume the cadence, get back into the structure, and keep going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avoiding the temptation of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>short-term gains<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>shortcuts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>swapping tooling or processes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>giving up on meetings when they\u2019re hard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026will produce a long-term harvest for teams \u2014 one that results in greater productivity, trust, cohesion, and the ability to surpass even stretch goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The deep dive into <a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/process\/highly-predictable-teams\/\">Highly Predictable Teams <\/a>will help with this, as will our work in <a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/tech\/tooling-example\/\">tooling<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide shoes is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cc73c66 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" 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