The Kill List.
Most operators have a backlog of things they're still doing that nobody would start today. Eight categories, three checks each. Tick what's true, get a ranked stop-doing list with the highest-drag categories at the top. Used as the opening exhibit in operational reviews where the answer is "less."
Score eight drag categories
Each check = 1 point. Categories scoring 2 or 3 escalate to your kill list. Honest takes only — this is for your eyes.
Kill List · ordered by drag
Score the categories to populate.
Tick the prompts above to surface the highest-drag categories first. Items scoring 3/3 go to the top.
Why this works. Growth conversations dominate quarterly reviews. Drag conversations don't happen until someone holds the list up. The kill list is the simplest version of that exhibit — a ranked, named, owner-able set of stop-doing decisions. Run it monthly; ship the top one.