Simple weekly accountability for EC members
Cadence is a simple weekly accountability tool. Set your tasks at the start of the week, check them off as you go, and see your progress build up over time. No complex features, no learning curve — just a clear way to stay on track.
Daily planning is exhausting. Monthly goals are too distant. Weekly is the sweet spot:
Log into Platform and click on Cadence. If you're an EC member, you already have access — no subscription needed.
Add the key things you want to accomplish this week. Aim for 5-10 items. Too many = overwhelm. Too few = not pushing yourself.
As you complete tasks, check them off. Cadence tracks your progress automatically.
At the end of the week (or start of the next), review what you accomplished. Celebrate wins, learn from misses, set next week's tasks.
Take 10-15 minutes to decide what success looks like this week. What must happen? What would be great to achieve? Write these as tasks.
Open Cadence for 2 minutes. Check off what you've done. See what's left. Adjust if priorities have changed.
What got done? What didn't? Why? Don't beat yourself up — learn and move on. Incomplete tasks either get carried forward or deliberately dropped.
Some people like to set next week's tasks on Sunday evening so they hit Monday ready to go. Others prefer Monday morning with fresh perspective. Find what works for you.
Cadence includes optional check-in reminders to keep you accountable.
You can enable reminders that prompt you to review your progress. Choose your preferred time and frequency. When you check in, you're simply confirming you've looked at your tasks and updated their status.
Cadence keeps a record of your check-ins. Over time, you'll see patterns — maybe you always check in Monday but forget Friday, or you're consistent for three weeks then drop off. This awareness helps you build better habits.
Vague: "Work on marketing"
Specific: "Write and schedule 3 LinkedIn posts"
Specific tasks are easier to complete and more satisfying to check off.
Some tasks are big important things (rocks). Others are small but necessary (pebbles). A good week has both. If your list is all rocks, you'll feel overwhelmed. If it's all pebbles, you won't make strategic progress.
Consistently completing 7 out of 7 tasks feels better than completing 10 out of 20. Start with fewer tasks than you think you can handle. Add more once you're consistently hitting your targets.
If a task doesn't get done, you have three options:
Finished everything? Brilliant. Made progress on the important stuff? Also brilliant. Acknowledge your accomplishments, even if the week wasn't perfect.