By Mark Phelps, Principal, Synchronous Solutions
Reviewed September 4, 2026
This is a first-party explanation published by Synchronous Solutions.
Daily Control
Daily operating rhythms focus on the required Throughput schedule, job readiness, constraint protection, job position, risk signals, and actions needed to protect customer promises. The purpose is not to hold another general meeting. It is to make timely decisions using shared information.
Weekly Management and Improvement
Weekly rhythms examine patterns that should not be solved through repeated expediting. The Synchronous Flow Improvement Team (SFIT) uses threats, holes, callbacks, and constraint losses to select meaningful problems, investigate causes, and implement countermeasures. The exact cadence and membership vary with the client’s operating environment.
Leadership meetings address commitments, measures, cross-functional obstacles, and decisions that exceed a team’s authority. Good cadence separates immediate control from systemic improvement while connecting both to accountability.
Quarterly and Annual Direction
Longer planning rhythms clarify strategic priorities, goals, capacity decisions, market development, organizational needs, and the next constraint. DocTOC Inc. owns both Synchronous Solutions LLC and an ActionCOACH franchise. Through the ActionCOACH business, clients can separately access broader business planning, management education, executive coaching, and organizational alignment.
The value of cadence is not the calendar itself. Repetition makes the management system dependable. It ensures that current reality changes plans, plans change actions, and results create learning.
