The 45-Minute Weekly Business Review
Most WBRs run 90 minutes and accomplish 30 minutes of work. Here's how to cut the fat without cutting the rigor.
A weekly review that runs long is a weekly review that doesn't get held.
The 45-minute agenda
- 0-10 min: dashboard walkthrough — silent reading first, then questions.
- 10-25 min: anything red — owner explains, agrees the next action.
- 25-40 min: customer signals — top 3 wins + top 3 churn risks.
- 40-45 min: one ask each — what does each function need from the others next week?
A WBR that ends on time is a WBR that gets held on time next week.See a demo dashboard built for this exact 45-minute cadence.
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