We want to execute a clean exit in three years, but our quarterly planning sessions are still dominated by daily fire fighting. How do we use our 90-day Rocks specifically to build exit readiness into our weekly operations without letting our current performance slide?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Many business owners struggle to make progress on their exit runway because daily operations continually get in the way. If exit planning is treated as a separate, monolithic project, it will always be pushed aside for immediate customer fires. The secret to exit readiness is integrating your preparation directly into your weekly EOS rhythm using quarterly Rocks. In your next quarterly collaborative planning session, commit to making exit readiness a core component of your operational strategy. Establish specific, measurable Rocks dedicated entirely to preparing the business for sale. For example, a Rock could be to document your core financial close process, to build a redundant management seat, or to clean up your customer contract terms. By breaking your long-term exit plan down into 90-day increments, you make the massive process of preparing for a sale highly manageable. Your leadership team will track these exit-readiness Rocks during your weekly Level 10 Meetings, ensuring consistent, incremental progress without losing focus on your revenue and margin targets. As Tyler Smith emphasizes in Exit Ready, this systematic approach transforms exit preparation from a stressful, last-minute scramble into a disciplined process that actually makes your company stronger and more profitable to operate today.