195: Course Correction: When Your Plan Derails in Q2 (Revisited in 2026)
How Great Leadership Teams Regain Focus and Momentum
By midyear, a lot of leadership teams are off the plan they set in January. Sometimes that's a rough patch. Sometimes it's something bigger. The hard part is knowing which one you're in before the window to fix it closes.
In this episode, Mike LoBue sits down with Joey Brannon to work through how to diagnose a midyear drift, tell a tactical problem from a systemic one, and reset priorities without throwing out the plan or losing the team's trust. They get into why most plans stall by Q2, what the team's silence is really telling you, and how Axiom's Agenda 52 framework builds the weekly rhythm that keeps a leadership team on course all year long.
This episode first aired in July 2025 as Episode 156. We're bringing it back as a midyear check-in on the plans you set at the start of the year.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
How to tell the difference between a rough patch and a systemic drift — before the data confirms it
Why most midyear plan failures are execution problems, not strategy problems
How to reset priorities and adjust tactics without losing the team's trust or abandoning the vision
Why weekly cadence matters more than quarterly rescues — and how Agenda 52 makes it practical
Want to go deeper? Read the long-form essay on the blog →
