Creating Feedback Loops - The Long Game Podcast - Ep. #101

What if the fastest way to improve your business was already sitting on your team? In this episode of The Long Game Podcast, Ryan shares the system he's been building over the past six months to make feedback a daily habit rather than a quarterly event, and why that shift has moved his team further on the systems side in half a year than he expected. He also walks through two practical tools his team has been using: a living document where team members can submit suggestions for process improvements, and a workload audit that maps out how each person is spending their time across the week. The second one led directly to a new hire on the editing side so his marketing manager Alex could focus on higher-leverage work. Neither tool works without follow-through, and Ryan is direct about that. An idea that lives in a Google Doc with no owner, no deadline, and no next step is an idea that dies. What You'll Learn: Why saving feedback for a review meeting is one of the most common leadership habits worth breaking, and what to do instead How a continuous feedback loop pulls employees into your thought process over time, not just your preferred outcome on a single task Why asking questions is more effective than issuing corrections, and what that sounds like in practice How to create a living document for team suggestions that actually produces action rather than a graveyard of good ideas Why every suggestion needs an owner, a deadline, and a defined next step before it has any chance of becoming a real improvement How a workload audit works and what Ryan found when he mapped out how each team member was spending their week Why a culture that encourages everyone to contribute and improve is also one of the strongest selling points for future hires If you're leading a team and feel like the same inefficiencies keep showing up no matter how many times you address them, this episode gives you a practical and honest look at why that happens and how to build a system that actually fixes it. Interested in connecting? HOST Ryan Richards | Branch Manager, Northpoint Mortgage | NMLS 1987735 [email protected] | www.financewithteamrichards.com  204 Turnpike Rd, Westborough, MA 01581 Licensed in CT, FL, MA, ME, NH, RI, NC, PA, TN, VT Follow us on Instagram @financewithteamrichards @the.longgamepodcast #TheLongGamePodcast #FinanceWithTeamRichards Chapters: 00:00 Why Feedback Loops Matter 01:02 Instant Feedback Habit 01:42 Teach the Thought Process 02:15 Avoid Review Meeting Dumps 02:46 Team Suggestions Document 03:30 Turn Ideas Into Action 03:58 Build an Improvement Culture 04:56 Efficiency Audit Example 05:48 Weekly Optimization Meetings 06:18 Wrap Up and Next Steps