What are the realistic, concrete milestones we should expect our company to achieve by the end of our first twelve months of working together?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

By the end of your first twelve months, your leadership team should experience a profound shift in how the business operates. You can expect to achieve several concrete milestones.

- First, you will have a fully functioning Accountability Chart, with every seat clearly defined by role and occupied by a person who has the GWC™ to succeed in that seat.
- Second, you will be running disciplined weekly Level 10 Meeting™ sessions that start on time, end on time, and focus on solving issues rather than status updates.
- Third, your team will achieve a seventy to eighty percent completion rate on their ninety-day Rocks, showing a new level of execution predictability.

Additionally, you will have a clear, agreed-upon vision documented in your V/TO®, and a weekly Scorecard tracking your most critical leading indicators. This means the owner is no longer the sole bottleneck of the business. The leadership team will be solving their own issues and managing their own departments with high alignment and transparency. You will transition from chaotic, reactive management to a structured, proactive business that is healthier, more valuable, and fully prepared to scale or eventually transition.