Optimal Work Daily - Career, Productivity and Entrepreneurship 1787: How to Conduct Weekly, Monthly, and Yearly Reviews by Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro
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Aug 22, 2025 Discover how structured weekly, monthly, and yearly reviews can sharpen your focus and drive productivity. Learn practical strategies to align daily actions with long-term ambitions. Regular self-assessments not only refine priorities but also help eliminate wasted effort. Laura Stack emphasizes that consistent goal checking increases your likelihood of success. Make your work meaningful and purposeful by adopting a routine that encourages reflection and accountability.
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Protect Time For Regular Self-Reviews
- Schedule regular self-reviews to stay aligned with your goals and avoid drifting into reactive work.
- Treat review time as sharpening your productivity axe so future tasks take less effort.
Busy Is Not The Same As Productive
- Staying busy doesn't equal progress and can misalign teams with organizational goals.
- Leaders must prioritize the critical few activities rather than just contain fires.
Run Forward And Reverse Reviews
- At week or month end, use forward thinking to plan upcoming tasks and reverse thinking to audit completed work.
- Check assignments, follow-ups, and unanswered communications to prevent missed responsibilities.