Coaching practices for Weekly Planning Session
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- I tend to figure out my plan the same morning I’m supposed to start, in a rush to just get going
- My whole week is just a pile of work tasks, and the parts of me that matter
- Another week just vanished and the few things I actually meant to do never happened
- I’m re-deciding my priorities all week long
- Every week just bleeds into the next with no pause to take stock
Practices that may help
- Separate the planning session from the execution day
Do your planning in a dedicated session, never on the day you intend to start.
The Planning Fallacy — Why Your Estimates Are Always Wrong - Plan from roles and goals, not from tasks
Before listing tasks, list your key roles this week and name one meaningful goal for each.
Big Rocks First - Identify and schedule big rocks at the start of each week
On Monday morning (or Sunday evening), name three "big rocks" and block calendar time for each before anything else.
Big Rocks First - Batch weekly planning into a single review session
Consolidate all task review, prioritization, and scheduling into one weekly session rather than planning continuously throughout the week.
Task Batching: Grouping Similar Work to Cut Switching Costs - Do a weekly review every Friday afternoon
Review last week's time log and set next week's priorities while context is fresh.
The Time Audit - Weekly planning
Set the week’s priorities and rough blocks before the week starts.
Time Blocking, Made Practical - Create an ideal week template
Design a blank-canvas week that shows where each type of activity should live, before any specific week's demands arrive.
Ideal Week Design - Schedule the weekly review as a non-negotiable recurring appointment
Put the weekly review on the calendar as a fixed, protected block — and treat it as an external meeting.
The GTD Weekly Review - Batch all meetings onto meeting days
Route all collaboration, calls, and meetings into dedicated days so they don’t fragment the rest.
Theme Days, Made Practical - Run a weekly leadership team meeting focused on strategic issues
Hold a structured weekly meeting that separates strategic issues from operational updates.
The Rockefeller Habits: Scaling Up with Rhythm and Focus
Related concerns
- Weekly Planning Routine
The method only works consistently when the evening planning step is a fixed daily habit, not an occasional practice.
Make the evening list a non-negotiable daily ritual
- Protect Weekly Planning Time
On Monday morning (or Sunday evening), name three "big rocks" and block calendar time for each before anything else.
Identify and schedule big rocks at the start of each week
- Rpm Weekly Planning
Run the result-purpose-MAP sequence on your week each Sunday to set directional focus before Monday begins.
Apply RPM at the weekly level
- Weekly Planning
Before listing tasks, list your key roles this week and name one meaningful goal for each.
Plan from roles and goals, not from tasks
- Weekly Planning Window
On Monday morning (or Sunday evening), name three "big rocks" and block calendar time for each before anything else.
- Weekly Planning System
The method only works consistently when the evening planning step is a fixed daily habit, not an occasional practice.
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