The quarterly budget review, in twenty minutes
Four numbers, one trend line each, and a decision about whether to move the tripwire. That is the whole meeting.
A budget that is never revisited becomes either a ceiling nobody notices or a wall everybody resents. Twenty minutes a quarter keeps it honest.
- Show the trend, not the value.Four points on a line say more than one number in bold.
- Ratchet down where you improved.Lock in the win before it drifts back.
- Raise it where the product genuinely grew.An honest higher number beats an aspirational one everybody ignores.