Build, Measure, Learn and the 90-Day Reset
If you lead a team, you need a rhythm.
Every 90 days, great leaders hit pause—not to stop progress, but to refocus it.
Over the last quarter, your team built upon their previous areas of success and opportunities for growth.
They measured those results.
They learned from what worked well and what did not.
Now it’s your turn to debrief on these and lead your team further.
The role of the leader is to gather the learnings, pull purpose to the forefront, and realign the vision and plan. That clarity becomes your new 90-day battle plan.
I deploy the ‘Build, Measure, Learn loop,’ taken from Eric Ries in The Lean Startup, and pair it with the wisdom of Gino Wickman’s Traction system. It’s simple, but powerful:
Refocus the team on your purpose.
Adjust the vision and plan based on lessons learned and contributing market factors.
Break your plan into 90-day rocks.
Apply accountability to all players.
But none of this works without two things:
Great communication: your team needs to be heard AND they need to hear from you.
Leader thinking time: you can’t recalibrate the vision if you never pause to think.
Here’s your Steady Leader Challenge for your week ahead:
Schedule your quarterly reset meeting.
Audit your last 90 days: What did you build, measure, and learn?
Set fresh 90-day rocks that align with your vision and long-term purpose.
And if you’re not sure how to run this meeting, go grab a copy of Traction. Gino Wickman gives a clear format you can run with immediately.
When you master this process, your team gains clarity. And clarity creates endurance—which is exactly what it takes to lead through chaos.
Stay steady. Lead with clarity.
—Schuyler
Written by Schuyler Williamson
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God Bless!
~ Schuyler Williamson