Each founder has separate quarterly priorities. How do we review all of them without spending the whole meeting on Rocks?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Review both company and individual quarterly priorities, but limit the initial pass to on track or off track. In EOS, Rocks are quarterly priorities. The weekly review checks their health; it is not a weekly presentation of all the work behind them.

Keep every priority visible in a shared list with a clear owner and an agreed definition of completion. The owner should arrive ready to state whether it is on track for its quarterly deadline.

During the review:
- Confirm the status without retelling the week's activity.
- Capture off-track priorities on the issues list.
- Notice dependencies between company and individual priorities.
- Select the most consequential issues for discussion after the review.

Do not assume that reviewing individual priorities means discussing every founder's entire task list. Only the agreed quarterly priorities belong in this pass. Immediate work can surface in the lightning round or through a specific blocker.

If an owner cannot give a meaningful status, the priority may be too vague. Clarify the intended result and what evidence would show that completion is at risk. Treat that clarification as an issue rather than debating the wording during every review.

An off-track status should trigger help or a decision, not a defense of the owner's effort. The value of the review is early visibility into trouble, followed by focused problem-solving where the team can actually change the outcome.