Run a two-week operating cycle

Tasks need a story

Individual tasks can feel unrelated even when they form one capability. A two-week cycle connects them to one outcome while protecting the period from constant strategic redirection.

Plan the cycle

Choose one primary outcome and at most two supporting outcomes. Break each into branches, then into actions small enough to start in about 25 minutes. Schedule the broader review for the end of the cycle.

• □Outcome
• □Evidence of completion
• □Branches
• □Next physical actions
• □Dependencies
• □Daily 25-minute start
• □Review date

Close and learn

At the review, record what finished, what remained, what changed in reality and what should stop. Carry forward only work that still serves the broader direction.