{"id":31768,"date":"2025-01-30T17:24:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T17:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/?p=31768"},"modified":"2025-01-30T15:46:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T19:46:42","slug":"focus-on-external-deliveries-cubicle-crutch-and-external-deliverables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/focus-on-external-deliveries-cubicle-crutch-and-external-deliverables\/","title":{"rendered":"focus on external deliveries, Cubicle Crutch and External Deliverables"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Unedited by Larry Chiang&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image0.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image0-35.jpeg\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">For an average team of 5, that\u2019s more than 60 hours a week wasted (aka a FULL TIME role).&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">This is what I call the Cubicle Crutch.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">When there are little-to-no foundations in place, we lean on the first person we see with a green dot on Slack \u2014 instead of being able to search for the answer ourselves quickly without interruption.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The Cubicle Crutch begins with communication, but quickly spills into every other area of the business from operations to client experience without us even recognizing the problem until it\u2019s too late.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">But\u2026<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">What if we could eliminate the crutch and develop a place for innovation and collaboration instead?&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">What if, we streamlined your processes so clearly, that all you had to focus on was delivery, not how to deliver?&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">What if when a new hire onboards, they had everything they needed to be successful in the role?&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">What if I could guarantee to return all 30% back to your team in the next 30 days, would you believe me?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Let\u2019s find out: systms.club\/ops-consulting<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thesaraloretta\/status\/1883884091239452747?s=43\"><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" style=\"border:1px solid #ccd6dd; 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font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; color: #292c2f; text-decoration: none;\">Sara Loretta &#x1faa9;<\/a><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thesaraloretta?s=43\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none; color: #7e8c98;\">\u2066\u202a@thesaraloretta\u202c\u2069<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ea.twimg.com\/email\/self_serve\/media\/logo_twitter-1497383721365.png\" height=\"20\" width=\"24\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"9\" colspan=\"4\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height:0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ea.twimg.com\/self_serve\/media\/spacer_464x1-1582829598167.png\" width=\"464\" height=\"1\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif;color: #292c2f; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-decoration: none;\">For an average team of 5, that\u2019s more than 60 hours a week wasted (aka a FULL TIME role). <\/p>\n<p>This is what I call the Cubicle Crutch. <\/p>\n<p>When there are little-to-no foundations in place, we lean on the first person we see with a green dot on Slack \u2014 instead of being able to search <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R0z4eqgwzv\"><span>pic.x.com\/R0z4eqgwzv<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"3\" colspan=\"4\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thesaraloretta\/status\/1883884091239452747?s=43\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif;color: #667785; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration:none;\">1\/27\/25, 8:25\u202fAM<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"18\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; min-width: 18px;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"font-size: 0px; 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