The DRIVE Approach is designed to close the gap between strategy and execution. The approach is, in order; D - Dissect and Distribute - This means breaking large goals into manageable steps, assigning clear ownership and deadlines at every level, and establishing a regular check-in rhythm that keeps each team’s contribution connected to the whole. The second is Roles and Responsibilities. Assign the right people with the right strengths and responsibilities to the right roles. Ensure everyone has clear goals with clear deadlines. Resolve bottlenecks in regular one-to-ones before they compound. The third is Indicators That Matter. This means to identify and track the key indicators. The concept of “big doors move on small hinges” becomes operational here. Rather than moving revenue numbers directly, you shift specific daily and weekly behaviors that, compounded over time, produce the revenue number. Identify the two or three leading indicators most predictive of your goal and track them openly and daily to manage the behaviors, not the outcome. The fourth item is Velocity. The enemy of execution isn’t ignorance or inability, it’s simply drag. Things slow down and die in the gap between decision and action. Velocity is the deliberate reduction of friction and delay. It recognizes that velocity is created in the weekly cadence, the bias toward action over deliberation, and the principle of making small daily commitments that compound. When what we do lags behind what we want to do, firefighting replaces strategic focus, and ambitious goals devolve into reactive task lists. Velocity is the discipline of keeping things moving consistently, even in small increments, so progress never fully stops. Finally, the last element is Establish a Reporting Cadence. Plans decay without rhythm. The difference between a team that executes and one that doesn’t often has nothing to do with capability; it’s the presence or absence of a consistent, structured meeting cadence where commitments are made and reviewed. This is how we make scaling feel boring. This framework first appeared in the book MOAT Stacking by Dave Sattler.