👨‍🏫 Keep Smart Webinars

Missed it? This month we did a deep dive into cascading quarterly plans and linking everything up across your teams. Catch the recording below. Watch the Recording

Up next: KPIs! Join us next month for a hands-on look at setting and tracking the metrics that matter most. Save My Seat

📣 NEW: Company Plan Sharing

Now you can share your company plan org-wide in read-only mode — keeping every team aligned on top priorities without giving up control over your goals. Learn More

🤩 Coming Soon

Multi-Team Select — View items from multiple teams in a single list, so nothing falls through the cracks.

Targets — A dedicated space to capture your strategic metrics and plan for company-wide growth.

Hopefully, with these new tools, you won't need luck to execute your strategy - but, I wish you good luck anyway! 🍀 🌈 🍀

If you want to dive deeper into our capabilities and new features to get the most out of Rhythm, our Product Team has you covered with these monthly half-hour meetings!

Couldn't join us live? No problem - here are the recordings:
🗺️ In January, we shared our Product Roadmap for 2026! Watch the Recording

💘 This week, we shared Performance Management capabilities to run a simple, effective process you'll love! Watch the Recording

Catch the next one in March, just in time for Quarterly Planning!

Save your Seat

What's New - Performance Reviews!

• Talent Leaders and managers are going to LOVE our new Performance Review analytics panel! Keeping on top of the review process is tough, so this simple visual is a game-changer to keep things on track. This is COMING SUPER SOON, so stay tuned!

  

• Performance Reviews can also be viewed in a table, quickly filtered on status, and the dates and reviewers can be edited in bulk. Managing the review process is easier than ever!

What Else - Coming Soon!

• Seeing Meetings for multiple teams on one screen (Meetings are just the beginning!)

• Sharing the company's top goals easily in a read-only list

Stay tuned. I can't wait to share more great updates in the near future!

A Message from Our CEO

As I close out my first year with Rhythm Systems, I just want to say thank you to all our amazing customers. You are the reason we do what we do. I’ve loved getting to know more about the leaders we support globally and the important work you are doing. This year, we’ve had the chance to support CEO breakthroughs, acquisitions, tough decisions, and significant value creation. It is why we exist, to help you achieve your dreams. 

This has been a record-breaking year of providing client services, completing over 220 days in sessions. Thank you for placing your trust in us. Our software is leading the way in AI capabilities for strategy execution, with an increased focus on value creation as we enter 2026. Keep an eye out for significant new capability with KPIs next year, and we will continue to double down on simplifying our user experience.

We are always eager to learn how to serve you best. Feel free to set up some time with me next year; I’m happy to share where we are focused and learn how we can best support your organization. Lastly, from our entire Rhythm Systems family, we wish you and your loved ones a wonderful holiday season, time to refresh, and cheers to a SuperGreen 2026!

Thank you!

Amy 

Amy Ankrum
CEO | Rhythm Systems
amy@rhythmsystems.com

🎥 Workshop Replay: From Ideas to Insights—How Rhythm Intelligence Helps You Plan

Missed our latest Keep Smart Workshop? Watch the deep dive into our newest Rhythm Intelligence tools that help you think strategically, plan confidently, and overcome roadblocks faster—no prompt engineering required.

You’ll learn how to use AI-powered coaching and insights to strengthen your plans and improve performance across your organization.

👉 [Watch the Replay]

🎉 Upcoming Workshop: Effective Strategies to Drive Success in 2026

The future of strategy execution is here.

Join our Product Team on January 13, 2026, from 1:00–1:30 pm ET for an exclusive look at our 2026 roadmap. You’ll get a first look at game-changing features designed to drive alignment, accountability, and clarity—ensuring you’re maximizing Rhythm for your team and your business.

✅ [Save My Spot]

✨ Intelligent Week In Sync Summaries

Ask Patrick now instantly summarizes your team’s weekly notes—or any individual’s quarterly notes—so you can zero in on what matters most.

Use intelligent summaries to:

• Spot collaboration opportunities quickly

• Identify essential conversations that need attention

• Walk into 1:1s and weekly meetings fully prepared

Check out this quick clip!

📣 Formatted PowerPoint Reports for Annual & Quarterly Plans

Sharing your plan across the company—or with external stakeholders—just got dramatically easier.

Our two new formatted PowerPoint reports include:

• Goal details, success criteria, latest comments, and child goals

• Clean, ready-to-share slides

• Hours of saved copying, pasting, and manual formatting
  

Find them now under Reports → Team.

📝 Turn Ideas Into Action—Create Tasks Directly From Ask Patrick

Our upgraded Ask Patrick is not only smarter—it now helps you execute faster.

Simply select any text, right-click, and create a task instantly.
Perfect for turning insights, ideas, or recommendations into concrete next steps.

👉 Watch a quick demo

🚀 Coming Soon

A sneak peek at what’s on the way:

• Favorites to quickly jump to your most-used screens

• Read-Only Plan to easily share top goals with the whole company
  

Take care,
Jessica

🎥 Workshop Replay: Annual Planning Meetings Made Simple

Missed our latest Keep Smart Workshop? Watch how to use Meetings in Rhythm to run a smooth planning process. You’ll learn how to…

• Run meetings with built-in best practice agendas and ready-to-go slide decks

• Capture ideas with live brainstorming boards that flow right into your plan

• Keep everything organized with tasks, agendas, attachments, and notes in one place

👉 [Watch the Replay]

🎉 Upcoming Workshop: Get Your Strategy Right: Turn Vision Into Action Everyone Can Understand

Join us for a deep dive into Rhythm’s new Strategy Tools, designed to help you craft a compelling strategic vision, align every stakeholder, and communicate what truly matters to your team, board, and investors. You’ll see how to:

• Clarify and Share Your Strategy: Capture and communicate your core purpose, values, and differentiators across the company.

• Refine with AI and Expert Insights: Use Rhythm Intelligence and Ask Patrick to strengthen and complete your strategy.

• Turn Strategy Into Action: Connect your strategy directly to focused annual and quarterly plans.

✅ [Save My Spot]

💡 New & Improved Ask Patrick

Your Rhythm Intelligence–powered strategy coach just got a major upgrade!

• Now in a convenient right-side tray—no more covering your workspace

• Smarter, more relevant responses powered by an upgraded backend model

• Cleaner, easier-to-read formatting for faster insights

And this is just the start—soon, Ask Patrick will summarize Week In Sync notes and offer personalized execution suggestions based on your team’s real data.

🧩 Productivity Upgrades You’ll Love

Drag & Drop for Goals & Parking Lot
Reordering goals or items is now effortless with new drag-and-drop custom sorting.

Bulk Edit & Delete for Goals
Need to update owners, dates, or remove multiple goals at once? Save time with bulk editing directly from the Table view.

📊 Help Shape the Future of KPIs

We’re redesigning the KPI experience to make it more intuitive and actionable—and we want your input!

🗣️ [Take the 2-Minute Survey]

🚀 Coming Soon

Here’s a sneak peek at what’s next:

• Favorites to quickly return to your most-used views

• Even smarter, more personalized Ask Patrick experiences

• Formatted PowerPoint reports for Annual & Quarter Plan goals

• Card View for goals for simple, visual clarity at a glance

Take care,
Jessica

🎥 Workshop Replay: Smarter Annual Planning Tools

Missed our latest Keep Smart Workshop? Watch how Rhythm makes 2026 planning easier than ever with:

• Plan Builder with Rhythm Intelligence → create the right plan in just a few clicks

• Annual & Quarter Focus side panel → keep the main thing visible and accessible

• Simplified, visual Strategy Summary screen → tell your strategy story at a glance

👉 [Watch the Replay]

🎉 Upcoming Workshop: Annual Planning Meetings That Practically Run Themselves

Planning season is here—make your meeting the easiest (and most effective) one yet. Join us to see how Rhythm helps you:

• Run meetings with built-in best practice agendas and ready-to-go slide decks

• Capture ideas with live brainstorming boards that flow right into your plan

• Keep everything organized with tasks, agendas, attachments, and notes in one place

✅ [Save My Spot]

♟️ New! Strategy Summary + PowerPoint Report

We’ve redesigned the Strategy Summary to bring everything into one clear, visual screen - coming your way VERY soon! And now it comes with a beautifully formatted PowerPoint report so you can share your strategy story instantly.

👉 Check out the redesigned Strategy Summary

🆕 Annual & Quarter Focus Side Panel + Streamlined Menu

Your team’s “Main Thing” is now always visible with the new Focus side panel, accessible from anywhere in Rhythm.

Plus, we’ve simplified the plan menu—no more duplication between meetings and dashboards—making it easier to build and test your plan.

👉 Explore the new updates

📊 Help Shape the Future of KPIs

We’re redesigning the KPI experience to make it more intuitive and actionable—and we want your input!

🗣️ [Take the 2-Minute Survey]

🛠️ Recap: What Else Is New

• Show Child Goals in Table View

• Drag and drop to re-order goals and dashboards

• Add an Annual time horizon to Trend Charts
  

🚀 Coming Soon

Here’s a sneak peek at what’s next:

• Formatted PowerPoint reports for Annual & Quarter Plan goals

• Favorites to quickly return to your most-used views

• Card View for goals for simple, visual clarity at a glance
  

Take care,
Jessica

🎥 Workshop Replay: Rhythm Mobile, Rebuilt for You

Missed our latest Keep Smart Workshop? See how the all-new mobile experience makes it easier than ever to:

• Update goals and tasks in seconds

• Run focused meetings and 1:1s

• Stay connected to company strategy on the go

👉 [Watch the Replay]

🎉 Upcoming Workshop: Smarter Annual Planning, Greater Impact

Annual Planning is around the corner—make it your easiest and most effective yet. In this interactive session, you’ll learn how to:

• Share a compelling growth story with the new Strategy screen

• Turn big goals into focused execution—without the hassle

• Use Rhythm Intelligence to build your plan in just a few clicks
  

✅ [Save My Spot]

📈 New! Native Google Sheets Integration

Stop copying and pasting spreadsheets into Rhythm. Our new integration automatically pulls in your data so you can focus on decisions, not data entry.

📺 [Watch 3-Minute Demo]

🆕 Table View for Tasks & Meetings

Get more control with sortable, customizable views—making it easier to keep meetings and tasks on track.

📊 Help Shape the Future of KPIs

We’re redesigning the KPI experience and want your input. It takes just 2 minutes to share feedback.

🗣️ [Take the Survey]

🛠️ Sneak Peek: What’s Next

Here’s a look at what’s coming soon:

• Child Goals visible in Table View

• Annual and Quarter Focus side panel to keep what’s important visible

• Strategy screen with improved simple visuals

• PowerPoint reports with better formatting and more detailed goal information
  

🚀 Stay tuned—more powerful updates are on the way to make strategy execution simpler and more powerful for your team.

Take care,

Jessica

Click here to access the notes, resources and recording from this discussion.

Our next HR & Talent Gathering will be 5/13 @ 11AM ET - we hope to see you there! 

The topic will be Building A Strong People Ecosystem.

We would love your input on future topics: Click here to share a topic for us to consider.

All the Best, 

Barry, Melissa & Jessica

Thank you for joining the discussion today about making culture your competitive advantage.

Here are the notes.

Our next HR & Talent Gathering will be 2/18 @ 11AM ET.

We value your input for future topics: Click here to share a topic for us to consider.