In the training, you learned how a weekly review and preview help you create structure, clear your mind, and make conscious choices. You can use the same principle for a quarterly review. And even for a yearly review.
In his book GRIP, Rick Pastoor explains that it’s important not only to focus on daily or weekly tasks, but also to zoom out regularly. When you look further ahead, you make sure your work and growth stay aligned with your bigger goals.
- Weekly review/preview: short cycle to adjust and stay organized.
- Quarterly review/preview: reflect on results and set priorities for the next few months.
- Yearly review/preview: zoom out and look at the bigger picture. Where do you want to be in 12 months, professionally and personally?
In this challenge, you start with a quarterly review. A quarterly review helps you to:
- Look back: what went well in the past months? What were your biggest challenges?
- Look ahead: what do you want to achieve in the coming period? What are your priorities?
- Translate to action: what are the first concrete steps you will put in your calendar during your weekly review?
What does this give you?
- You become aware of your successes and challenges.
- You get clarity about your goals and priorities for the next months.
- You create structure to turn these goals into weekly actions.
Example
Quarterly goal: “I want to make my team meetings more effective, so we finish in 60 minutes instead of 90.”
Translate this into your weekly review/preview:
- Ask team members to send agenda points in advance and combine them.
- Start each meeting by clearly stating the goal and the end time.
- Ask your buddy for feedback on the structure.
By looking ahead like this, big goals become clear and manageable. It may feel like a small step, but every weekly review becomes a building block for your quarterly goal.
