Are We Meeting This Week?
If you’ve ever sent (or received) the message, “Are we meeting this week?” you already know something is off.
It may feel harmless, but this simple question reveals a much bigger issue: your leadership team isn’t operating with discipline. And without discipline, you won’t get consistent results.
Why This Is a Red Flag
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Meetings Aren’t Optional
A leadership team that only meets sometimes isn’t a leadership team. It’s a group of individuals running in parallel. Weekly meetings are the heartbeat of alignment, accountability, and momentum. Skip them, and that heartbeat becomes irregular. -
Lack of Rhythm Creates Drift
Leadership teams that don’t meet regularly drift into silos. Everyone gets busy. Urgent work replaces important work. You lose sight of priorities and start firefighting instead of leading. -
If You Have to Ask, You Already Missed
The fact that someone is unsure if the meeting is happening tells you that your cadence isn’t clear or respected. High-functioning teams don’t ask “if” they’re meeting...they just show up. Every week. Same time, same place.
What Weekly Meetings Really Do
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Keep the team aligned: Everyone knows what matters most.
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Drive accountability: Metrics and scorecards get reviewed, and issues get solved.
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Create momentum: Rocks, goals, and initiatives stay in motion.
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Build culture: Weekly rhythm strengthens communication and trust.
Skipping even one week chips away at these benefits. Skip a few, and suddenly the whole system falls apart.
The Fix: Commit to a Non-Negotiable Rhythm
The best leadership teams run a weekly meeting at the same time, every time. No guessing, no canceling, no asking if it’s happening. You wouldn’t cancel payroll or board meetings, so don’t cancel the most important meeting of the week.
If you catch yourself asking “Are we meeting this week?” stop. That’s the symptom of a broken cadence. Decide today that your leadership team will meet weekly, without exception. Build the discipline, and watch your consistency - and your results - improve.
Ryan Giles
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