What happens if we experience a major industry shift or lose a critical client forty-five days into our quarter? Do we scrap our quarterly Rocks or wait until our next session with you?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

When a major external event disrupts your business mid quarter, your first line of defense is your weekly Level 10 Meeting™. This is where you bring the issue to the table and use the IDS® process to evaluate the impact. We do not panic or immediately rewrite our ninety day plans. A key benefit of EOS® is maintaining focus amidst chaos.

However, if the disruption is truly catastrophic and fundamentally changes your business reality, we do not ignore it just to stick to a plan. Your leadership team has the authority to adjust. You can kill or table a Rock if it no longer serves the business, but this must be a conscious, collective decision made by the team, not an individual excuse for non performance.

If the shift requires a complete pivot of your quarterly strategy, we can schedule an emergency alignment call or pull your quarterly session day forward. What we avoid at all costs is drifting into a state of semi execution where team members are secretly working on unapproved projects while ignoring their agreed upon Rocks. We keep every adjustment transparent, documented, and tied back to your V/TO® so that your entire organization remains aligned even when navigating unexpected market turbulence.