The 12 Week Year

Most of us are used to annual planning over 12-month cycles. The 12 Week Year by Brian Moran and Michael Lennington explains why you should compress your planning and execution into 12-week cycles, and how you can implement this system to improve your results by at least 4x.

What To Discuss On Your First 2 Calls with your new Accountability Partner

On your first call:

  • Get to know them
  • Share your “Back From 2024’s” with one another 
  • Share your successes from the last quarter
  • Share what you’ve learned over the last quarter and how you will be applying it to the next 3-year plan 
  • Finally, schedule your next weekly call

After your first call:

  • Work on your quarterly “12 Week Year Planning” 

Resources:

  • The “12 Week Year Planning” printout can be found HERE
  • The WAM (Weekly Accountability Meetings) agenda can be found HERE 
  • Reference your Back From 2024 Goals on your group’s webpage by clicking the button titled “Back From 2024 Google Sheet”

On your second call:

  • Send your Accountability Partner a copy of your “12 Week Year” plan. 
  • Present your Q4 “12 Week Year” plan to one another. 
  • Collaborate on ways to make your next “12 Week Year” a success. 
  • Let each other know how you are best motivated, what things you are having trouble with, and how to best help you knock this next quarter out of the park. 
  • Finally, your Accountability Partner will challenge you, congratulate you, and provide feedback and suggestions. 
  • Schedule all of your WAM (Weekly Accountability Meetings) in advance for the entire quarter together.

Reminders:

  • The WAM (Weekly Accountability Meetings) is used to confront breakdowns, recognize progress, create focus, and encourage action. 
  • The WAM agenda (found HERE) format is pretty straightforward: are you on track, ahead of where you should be at this point, or behind? 

You and your new Accountability Partner are going to do great things together!

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