Schedule Weekly Strategic Check-ins

Revisit the few questions that keep your business on course.

What this is for

Creating a lightweight, regular rhythm to surface drift, validate assumptions, catch emerging risks, and reinforce focus—so strategy doesn’t slip into busywork.

What you get

A compact set of weekly questions

Early detection of deviation from priority goals

Alignment across owners and initiatives

Fast corrective actions before small issues compound

Core logic

Strategy works when monitored. Weekly check-ins asking the right questions turn execution into learning loops: you confirm what’s working, spot what’s breaking, and adjust before it becomes a crisis.

Weekly Question Framework

1. Are our power moves progressing?

What were the top 2–3 priorities last week?

Did we hit the key milestones or metrics tied to them?

If not, why—and what’s the corrective step?

2. Is resource allocation still aligned?

Are time, people, and budget still focused on highest-leverage work?

Did any low-leverage distractions creep back in?

What needs to be paused or reallocated?

3. Are leading indicators moving in the right direction?

Which early signals (traffic, conversion, retention, engagement) support the outcomes we’re chasing?

Any unexpected shifts that require investigation?

4. What assumptions are being tested or exposed?

Which core assumptions were challenged last week?

What did we learn, and how does it change the plan or confidence level?

5. Are there new risks or opportunities?

What’s changed externally or internally (competition, customer behavior, cost structure)?

Do we need to adjust forecasts, prioritization, or contingency plans?

6. What’s the one thing to double down on and the one thing to stop?

Based on what’s surfaced, what gets more focus this week?

What’s the unnecessary drag we can remove immediately?

Meeting cadence & format

Frequency: Weekly (15–30 minutes)

Participants: Owners of top initiatives + key cross-functional reps

Artifacts: Updated mini-dashboard (power move status, leading indicator snapshot, assumption log) and a short “pulse” memo or note

Output: 1–2 adjustments (resource shift, experiment, escalation, pause) and clear owner for each

Guardrails

Don’t rehash status—focus on deviation, learning, and decision.

Limit agenda to top 3 strategic items; tactical issues get deferred to operational syncs.

New initiatives only surface if they displace lower-leverage ones (explicit trade-off).

What to track (minimum)

Progress vs. power move milestones

Leading indicator trends week-over-week

Assumption updates and confidence shifts

Decisions made (what was doubled down on / paused)