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11 Powerful Quarterly Questions Every Small Business CEO Must Ask to Ensure Progress and Avoid Stagnation
We all feel trapped at some point.
When we let our emotions control our logic, we get sucked into a cycle of complacency or paralysis by analysis. But the best habit you can create as a CEO is dedicated thinking time, an idea from the incredible book The Road Less Stupid.
I have a time block every Friday that I designate for thinking time. During this time, I ask a question and write an endless amount of answers or ideas to that question.
It gives me profound clarity.
But not all questions need to be done weekly; these are the quarterly questions you should ask as a CEO:
1. The Focus Question
“What is the biggest strategic objective that I’m working on that if I and my team fully rallied behind, would have the biggest positive impact on helping the company achieve it’s strategic goals?”
2. The Clarity Question
“What don’t I see?”
3. The Reasoning Question
“What’s the good business reason for doing this?”
