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Though American corps are nominally on a quarterly planning cycle, the real op-tempo is closer to a 4-month cycle, roughly tracking 3 natural seasons (winter-spring, summer, fall-winter). The winter vacation splits winter into 2 parts that belong better with fall/spring
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In terms of mood and activity, it's like opening, mid-game, continuation-game (there is no endgame). The continuation-game is usually considered the planning cycle for the next year.
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This is not necessarily a good cycle to be on. Companies that manage to break this with their own strong forcing functions tend to do better than the ones that just go with the flow of industrial life tempo.
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Breaking tempo is a big leap for entrep. who jump from Corp world. Seems to be a good indicator for ones I've worked with. There is this weird carry-over that is a source of pride for many. "Now, I Am the CEO! I implement big Corp map to my 3 person shop. "
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