Written by Dimple Ranpara (EIR, Founder’s Office)
July 6, 2021
Habits can be built at a company level. When they become skills, it becomes modus operandi. For us at Wizikey, Reflections are oxygen. Here is how we do it.
With the pace of experiments, projects, and sprints going on within a startup, we often start enjoying the hustle. I too have loved being a hustler. Especially while working in a fast-paced startup where metrics evolved every passing minute, there was a high satisfaction to play around with variables – a lot like instant gratification. But, ‘hustle-porn’, didn’t last. There was mind block, fatigue and it clouded the ability to identify problems.
One of the big influences that changed my mindset was the Book ‘Catalyst’ written by Late Chandramouli Venkatesan. I had picked this up from a tiny bookstore at the Ranchi Airport and till the time I landed, I couldn’t put it down. It had a profound influence on the very way I approached projects and problems. One of the most simple reads with practical techniques makes it a must-book on your work desk.
One of the game-changing frameworks that we have adopted at Wizikey is the TMRR technique (Target- Measure-Review-Reflection). This talks about a four-step process.
We started practising TMRR while writing project documents, or new plans. No matter how large or small, long or short the experiment is, setting measurable objectives was key. This pushed us to be more output-driven. Something which also aligned with our ethos as an OKR driven company.
From the strategy to the tech team, the TMRR model started seeing positive feedback across. It spread from some peers to the whole company. As much as that, ‘Catalyst’ is part of the new joinee’s Welcome Kit. That is how much we live by it.
Typically, companies have business review meetings. At Wizikey, we have monthly, quarterly, and annual Reflection sessions. Reviews typically focus on what happened, but with reflections, the teams go beyond problem identification and start coming forth with actionable solutions. It is amazing to see how young minds come forth with insights – backed by data and not gut. This is indeed skill-building.
Such models go a long way in building a company’s foundation. I strongly recommend giving TMRR a shot and there would be no going back.
“Having a mechanism to obtain data and feedback from the appropriate users and target audience can be transformational.”-Keally from GAF Energy
This episode features Keally, who has been dedicated to environmental causes since a young age and pursued a degree in the same field. She has extensive marketing experience and believes that by finding the story within the data, we can better understand the insights it provides and use those insights to make better decisions and […]
“Data helped us in creating the narratives and the tone that we needed to have.”-Greg from North Carolina State University
This episode features Greg who is an accomplished marketing professional with years of experience in the industry. He shares his insights on the intersection of marketing, communication, and education and emphasizes the importance of using data to tell compelling stories that inform people about critical issues. Introduction I’m Greg Hedgpeth, currently serving as the Director […]
Customized Chart Colors for Better Data Visualization
In today’s data-driven world, we are inundated with more information than ever before. With so many metrics and data available, it can be overwhelming to make sense of it all. Data visualization comes to the rescue – charts and graphs can help us understand complex data at a glance. If you use PR software like […]
“Having a mechanism to obtain data and feedback from the appropriate users and target audience can be transformational.”-Keally from GAF Energy
This episode features Keally, who has been dedicated to environmental causes since a young age and pursued a degree in the same field. She has extensive marketing experience and believes that by finding the story within the data, we can better understand the insights it provides and use those insights to make better decisions and […]
“Data helped us in creating the narratives and the tone that we needed to have.”-Greg from North Carolina State University
This episode features Greg who is an accomplished marketing professional with years of experience in the industry. He shares his insights on the intersection of marketing, communication, and education and emphasizes the importance of using data to tell compelling stories that inform people about critical issues. Introduction I’m Greg Hedgpeth, currently serving as the Director […]
Customized Chart Colors for Better Data Visualization
In today’s data-driven world, we are inundated with more information than ever before. With so many metrics and data available, it can be overwhelming to make sense of it all. Data visualization comes to the rescue – charts and graphs can help us understand complex data at a glance. If you use PR software like […]
Wizikey saves time by bringing relevant brand mentions from news, blogs, podcasts and other mediums in one place. It provides insights to build better awareness. It is built by communications' professionals who struggled with excel sheets, clunky software and decided to solve it themselves.
USA Office: 1441 Norman Drive, Sunnyvale CA 94087, USA
© 2023 Wizikey. All rights reserved