All of our Rocks should be achievable in a 90 day period.

When Establishing your Rocks, remember a few guidelines: Less is always better, and a few priorities are better than many. Do less to accomplish more. Folks who are not on the leadership team should only have one rock. A Rock is specific, measurable, and attainable. For example: Sign 3 new school districts by the end of the quarter. A rock is not a to-do that is open-ended or vague. “Start working on the Website” is not specific, measurable, and attainable, and is therefore not a good Rock. A Rock must be clear so that at the end of the quarter, there is no ambiguity whether it was done or not.

Every rock has an owner (only one person). This is vital for clear accountability. When more than one person is accountable for a Rock, no one is accountable. The owner is the person who drives the Rock to completion during the quarter by putting together a timeline, calling meetings, and pushing people.

Since you are in your first 90 days, your first rock is made for you- Complete the apprenticeship.

Everyone will give a progress update each week on their rocks. If progress is being made, a team member can simply say “On track” when asked about their rock. If you’ve encountered some bumps in the road and you need help with your rock, just say “Off Track” and we will add it to the issues list. Once it’s on the issues list, the team will give the rock attention, make suggestions and do everything we can to help get “on track” again.

If you have questions about rocks, don’t hesitate to ask and don’t hesitate to ask for help by putting it on the issues list at the weekly L-10 meeting.