Entrepreneurial Executives
How to enhance your strategic decision-making and team leadership using Cleft
New to Cleft? Start with our guides on making voice notes and organizing notes to get the most out of your executive workflow. Also check out how Systems Builders use Cleft for scaling operations.
Common Challenges
How do I capture strategic insights quickly?
How do I capture strategic insights quickly?
Getting strategic ideas documented immediately after meetings is crucial.
Cleft helps by:
- Brain dumping strategic insights (with voice notes)
- Capturing immediate opportunities (using widgets)
- Listing growth ideas
- Noting priority initiatives (using tags)
How do I track team actions?
How do I track team actions?
Turning meetings into immediate next steps is essential.
Cleft helps by:
- Brain dumping action items
- Listing team priorities (with custom instructions)
- Capturing quick wins
- Noting implementation details (with Notion integration)
How do I manage stakeholder feedback?
How do I manage stakeholder feedback?
Keeping multiple stakeholders aligned needs clear capture.
Cleft helps by:
- Brain dumping feedback points
- Listing stakeholder needs (with shareable links)
- Capturing immediate actions
- Noting follow-up items (using templates)
How do I maintain strategic focus?
How do I maintain strategic focus?
Turning insights into execution requires quick capture.
Cleft helps by:
- Brain dumping market insights
- Creating action plans (with Zapier automation)
- Capturing solution ideas
- Noting success patterns
Important: While Cleft is perfect for processing meeting insights and capturing strategic decisions, it’s not designed for recording entire meetings (30-minute limit). Use your regular meeting tools, then process the key points in Cleft for better organization and follow-up.
Power up your workflow: Check out our Workflow Recipes and Apple Shortcuts integration for executive automation possibilities.
A Day Using Cleft
Strategic Brain Dump
Capture fresh strategic insights during your morning routine for both corporate and venture initiatives.
Action Review
Review and prioritize yesterday’s captured actions while getting ready.
Team Updates
Share key actions and priorities with global venture teams, organized by project.
Corporate Hours (9:00 - 5:00)
Quick Capture Between Meetings
- Brain dump strategic thoughts
- List immediate actions
- Set follow-up priorities
Post-Meeting Actions
- Document key decisions
- Capture next steps
- Queue venture-related tasks
Venture Focus (5:00 - 8:00)
Team Collaboration
- Share priority actions
- Review strategic insights
- Update team tasks
Evening Planning
- Brain dump day’s learnings
- Prioritize tomorrow’s actions
- Prepare team direction
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