Most Teams Are Too Busy for Monthly Reviews. Here’s Why That’s a Mistake.

Many of us are familiar with OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) and how they can guide our growth. But there’s a key part of the process that most teams avoid: monthly reviews.

To clarify, the monthly review is not a performance review for employees. Rather, it’s a moment to pause, reflect on what was accomplished in the past month, and gives teams the space to strategize and prioritize going into the next month.

Between daily stand-ups, one-on-ones, weekly wrap ups, and everything in between, adding another meeting onto everyone’s calendar can feel like too much.

It’s not.

Any decision to introduce a new recurring meeting should not be taken lightly. We’re talking tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars when calculating the number of hours spent in meetings.

If done well, monthly reviews save time, increase focus, and reduce the potential for teams to spend valuable time and energy on low-leverage or misaligned work.

The Significance of Team Monthly Reviews

OKRs serve as your team’s north star, highlighting the path of progress for our teams. But in the daily whirlwind of tasks and projects, it’s all too easy for teams to lose sight of the…