55: 6 Important Components of Successful Quarterly Planning

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If your previous quarter was a bit of a curveball (hello, 2020!), then planning your next quarter successfully is especially important. Of course, if the previous quarter was a breeze, successfully planning the upcoming quarter is</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">still</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">super important as it is a core activity of running + scaling a business.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this week’s Team Takeover episode of the Run Like Clockwork Podcast, Emily + Laurie are back to go over 6 important components of successful quarterly planning.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here are the 6 components that we cover in more depth in the episode:</span></p> <p> </p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Take the time to review + revisit your Big Vision</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Identify your current</span> <strong>bottleneck</strong> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">[for an in-depth look, check out a</span></em> <a href= "http://www.runlikeclockwork.com/bottleneck"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">free Bottleneck Training</span></em></a> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Adrienne did:</span></em> <a href= "http://www.runlikeclockwork.com/bottleneck"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.runlikeclockwork.com/bottleneck</span></em></a><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">]</span></em></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Decide on your strategies for fixing the bottleneck</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Capture lead + lag metrics </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Capture systems </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Review, adapt + nurture both the strategies and your team along the way</span></li> </ol> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bonus: Use an ide