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This week's goals

Each week David commits to small, concrete steps toward that target.

  • The two lit goals feed the target you just saw
  • The smallest unit of progress in the system
  • Closed out weekly, so the record builds itself
weekly report · David Clark · FY2026 H1 Current

Weekly Report

May 18 2026
Week 20
May 24 2026
Reviewed by Laura Miller · Jun 23

Manager note: Strong week. The Harker draft is really coming together. Thanks for keeping the case-study work moving.

Recognition

Looking back · closing out

This Week

Week 20 · May 18, 2026 – May 24, 2026

Close out the goals you set last week (completed goals become accomplishments) and add anything else you achieved.

Draft the Harker case study

Completed

Publish six flagship case studiesLaunch the case-study programEvery pitch opens with a named client and their resultsBecome the safe choice for bigger engagements

Send the Northwind draft for client sign-off

Completed

Publish six flagship case studiesLaunch the case-study programEvery pitch opens with a named client and their resultsBecome the safe choice for bigger engagements

Run the current-state interview with the client's deputy general counsel

Completed

Lead the legal operations assessment for the Northwind corporate legal departmentUrgent client escalations and at-risk engagement recoveryAd-hoc

Update the engagement burn-rate tracker and flag the overrun risk

Completed

Staffing, bench management, and utilization trackingBusiness as usual

David's Pulse This Week

Feel Good Plate Full

Looking ahead · planning

Next Week

Week 21 · May 25, 2026 – May 31, 2026

Plan the goals you'll work on next week. Each rolls up to a target or an operating area (business as usual).

Prep the steering committee deck for the legal department transformation

Lead the legal operations assessment for the Northwind corporate legal departmentUrgent client escalations and at-risk engagement recoveryAd-hoc

Synthesize the maturity assessment findings into a one-page summary

Lead the legal operations assessment for the Northwind corporate legal departmentUrgent client escalations and at-risk engagement recoveryAd-hoc

Draft the executive summary section of the benchmark report

Reduce average proposal turnaround time from ten business days to fiveActive client engagement deliveryBusiness as usual

Send the Harker draft for sign-off

Publish six flagship case studiesLaunch the case-study programEvery pitch opens with a named client and their resultsBecome the safe choice for bigger engagements