The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks Than Others Do in 12 Months
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- Author：Brian P. Moran
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Summary
The guide to shortening your execution cycle down from one year to twelve weeks
Most organizations and individuals work in the context of annual goals and plans; a twelve-month execution cycle。 Instead， "The 12 Week Year" avoids the pitfalls and low productivity of annualized thinking。 This book redefines your "year" to be 12 weeks long。 In 12 weeks， there just isn't enough time to get complacent， and urgency increases and intensifies。 "The 12 Week Year" creates focus and clarity on what matters most and a sense of urgency to do it now。 In the end more of the important stuff gets done and the impact on results is profound。Explains how to leverage the power of a 12 week year to drive improved results in any area of your lifeOffers a how-to book for both individuals and organizations seeking to improve their execution effectivenessAuthors are leading experts on execution and implementation
Turn your organization's idea of a year on its head， and speed your journey to success。
Most organizations and individuals work in the context of annual goals and plans; a twelve-month execution cycle。 Instead， "The 12 Week Year" avoids the pitfalls and low productivity of annualized thinking。 This book redefines your "year" to be 12 weeks long。 In 12 weeks， there just isn't enough time to get complacent， and urgency increases and intensifies。 "The 12 Week Year" creates focus and clarity on what matters most and a sense of urgency to do it now。 In the end more of the important stuff gets done and the impact on results is profound。Explains how to leverage the power of a 12 week year to drive improved results in any area of your lifeOffers a how-to book for both individuals and organizations seeking to improve their execution effectivenessAuthors are leading experts on execution and implementation
Turn your organization's idea of a year on its head， and speed your journey to success。
Reviews
Skylar Jay
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Simple。 Pactical。 Insightful。 If you apply these principles， it can be life changing。
Víctor Gómez
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Cómo planear algo a 12 semanas en vez de a 1 año para centrarse más en hacer y conseguir que en cualquier otro punto。
Maggie
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Really interesting approach to planning and work。 There's a lot in here that I'd like to implement。 Really interesting approach to planning and work。 There's a lot in here that I'd like to implement。 。。。more
Baaska Baaska
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Жилээр биш 12 долоо хоногоор төлөвлөх тухай。 Жилээр төлөвлөсөн төлөвлөгөө ихэнхдээ биелэхгүй тохиолдол их байдаг。 Харин 12 долоо хоног яг таарсан хугацаа гэнэ。 Энэ номны санааг хэрэгжүүлж үзэхээр хичээгээд үзнээ。
Ahmad Rezk
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لو قسمنا الكتاب تلت اتلاتممكن نقول ان التلت الاول لطيف نسبيا وبيبيعلك الفكرة كويسوالتلتين التانيين ملهمش اي لازمةالفكرة ممكن نلخصها زي ما قال فعلا في اسم الكتابهو بيحاول يقنعك انك تحط تايم فريم اضيق بدل السنة تخليه 12 اسبوع وبالتالي تكرر الدورة بتاعت نشاط اول السنة واخرها 4 مرات في السنةفكرة حلوة وهجربها بس كان حقيقي الكتاب ممكن يكون التلت ومكنتش هتضايق كده وانا بخلصه كنت ساعتها هديله ممكن 3 نجوم انما بشكله الحالي حلو اوي عليه نجمتين
Karla Osorno
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Rating 4 stars。This book was recommended by a friend who has utilized this system for years with great results。 Grateful she told me about it （wish I knew sooner）。 Love this concept and working through my first 12 week year。 The principles are solid， the book is well organized， and practical application are given。 Excited to implement in my business and achieve better execution。 Recommend for entrepreneurs and small business owners or anyone wanted to excel at work。
Jacob Allen
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I’m not entirely convinced we aren’t talking about quarterly goals here but I liked the premise that we can be much more effective by pursuing short-term goals rather thinking on an annual basis which often leads to diddling around until the end of the year。 Also， as is often the case with books like these， it really could’ve been summarized in an article。 But I do feel like there is usually a stronger heed to the call to action after reading a book versus an article。 Maybe because I just a spen I’m not entirely convinced we aren’t talking about quarterly goals here but I liked the premise that we can be much more effective by pursuing short-term goals rather thinking on an annual basis which often leads to diddling around until the end of the year。 Also， as is often the case with books like these， it really could’ve been summarized in an article。 But I do feel like there is usually a stronger heed to the call to action after reading a book versus an article。 Maybe because I just a spent a week invested in it and that’s an entire month according to the authors。 。。。more
Marcy Kennedy
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This book has a lot of good tips for how to plan out your "year。" Not everything applies to me because I'm not using this in an office environment where I have a manager or co-workers， but I could see a lot of ways this could apply to my business。One of the most important points was figuring out what things you could do that would make the most progress toward your goal in the 12 weeks and focusing on those。 Moran also pointed out that you don't want to pick too many goals because you'll divide This book has a lot of good tips for how to plan out your "year。" Not everything applies to me because I'm not using this in an office environment where I have a manager or co-workers， but I could see a lot of ways this could apply to my business。One of the most important points was figuring out what things you could do that would make the most progress toward your goal in the 12 weeks and focusing on those。 Moran also pointed out that you don't want to pick too many goals because you'll divide you attention too much。 You don't want to give your attention to lower-value actions either since they won't give you the most progress toward your goal。I also liked the parts on personal accountability and commitment。 A lot of us default to wanting others to hold us accountable， but that rarely works。 It's up to us to make sure we do what we know we should do。Nothing in this book was particularly earth-shattering if you've read other productivity books， but the way Moran organizes it and gives a system to use does help bridge the gap between theory and practice。I listened to this as an audiobook。 。。。more
Kathleen Porter
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Excellent if you are seeking to be as productive as possible in your daily work and personal life
Jenna
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This is a very interesting concept。 I like the idea of the program， but the book was very repetitive and I felt like the same thing was being said in every chapter。
Mesti Baca
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Such an inspiring and great bookThe principles offered by this book were new and practical enough for me to encourage me to try to apply them in my daily life。And maybe tomorrow I will apply for this principle。 I may feel that the author is too practical in explaining it while reading this book。I skipped many sections of this book because I practically don't need them so much now， so I think it will be a waste of time studying them。So， maybe this book is not meant to be read entirety， but it can Such an inspiring and great bookThe principles offered by this book were new and practical enough for me to encourage me to try to apply them in my daily life。And maybe tomorrow I will apply for this principle。 I may feel that the author is too practical in explaining it while reading this book。I skipped many sections of this book because I practically don't need them so much now， so I think it will be a waste of time studying them。So， maybe this book is not meant to be read entirety， but it can guide our daily activities。 。。。more
SVEN
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No worldshaking insights here but a very worthwhile summary of actionable elementsMore urgency by shorter action-measure cycleFailure is feedbackTo get what you don't have - you need to do what you didn't do28% of workday = interrupt， remove them from your life by ecxplictely structuring your day- Strategic Blocks （3hrs/day）: zero interrupt- Buffer Blocks: 2 x 1 hr/day to bulk-handle interrupts- Breakout Blocks: 3 hr/week to learn/simulateWeight-lossLag-indicator = after your action what is resu No worldshaking insights here but a very worthwhile summary of actionable elementsMore urgency by shorter action-measure cycleFailure is feedbackTo get what you don't have - you need to do what you didn't do28% of workday = interrupt， remove them from your life by ecxplictely structuring your day- Strategic Blocks （3hrs/day）: zero interrupt- Buffer Blocks: 2 x 1 hr/day to bulk-handle interrupts- Breakout Blocks: 3 hr/week to learn/simulateWeight-lossLag-indicator = after your action what is result， kg lostLead-indicator = before your result what action， km runThe power of our social nature to accomplish objectives:10% of total population high-risk patients make recommended habit life-changes80% of Group-support population makes the change60-80% higher realisation of written plan than mental intention = LIST it！Knowing isn't doingPlanning isn't doingDoing is Doing: achievement isn't about aspiration， it's about executionA good plan today beats a great plan tomorrow 。。。more
Mkolakow
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Basically， apply faster feedback loops to your life。 Similar principle is done in software development。
Alex Herder
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This is an OK book about a good idea， which is thinking in quarters instead of years。 Beyond that， the only other stuff in here follows the logic of OKRs。
Korianne
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This book is excellent and I cannot wish to implement it。 I have really come to understand just how much you can change your life my shifting your thinking and trying something new。 The books was an easy read with great examples and anecdotes。 I would really recommend it。
Michelle Lach
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Simple read and worth the time， if for nothing else other than the inspiration you might need to get going。 There is no silver bullet to being more productive， you have to actually implement。 You have to plan and do the hard work。 This book gives you a good framework to do so in a simple way that is relevant for any goals。
Nancy Benna
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It's really quite a simple concept when broken down。 It's really quite a simple concept when broken down。 。。。more
Sue Steckle
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A good system for breaking down quarterly goals into achievable tasks to make daily progress。
Marnie MacLennan
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I don't see the value everyone puts on this book。 I don't feel 12 week year is any different a quarterly project plan。 It isn't revolutionary and it just doesn't resonate with me at all。 Maybe it works for others but I just don't get it。 I don't see the value everyone puts on this book。 I don't feel 12 week year is any different a quarterly project plan。 It isn't revolutionary and it just doesn't resonate with me at all。 Maybe it works for others but I just don't get it。 。。。more
Stacy
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Great easy to implement goal setting strategies
Stacey Martin
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Great book for motivating into quick action。
Vicki Bushnell
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As with any self-help/productivity book。 The best one is the one that speaks to you， that you engage with， and execute on the ideas。 I prefer Atomic Habit by James Clear， Darren Hardy's The Sunday Planning system， or the Franklin Planning System to The 12 Week Year。 That is not to say there are not good ideas and concepts to be gleaned from this book。 There are。 I gleaned some good ideas from David Allen's book Getting Things Done to， but it was not an all-in， love-the-system book for me either。 As with any self-help/productivity book。 The best one is the one that speaks to you， that you engage with， and execute on the ideas。 I prefer Atomic Habit by James Clear， Darren Hardy's The Sunday Planning system， or the Franklin Planning System to The 12 Week Year。 That is not to say there are not good ideas and concepts to be gleaned from this book。 There are。 I gleaned some good ideas from David Allen's book Getting Things Done to， but it was not an all-in， love-the-system book for me either。 Part of my problem with this book is that at times it just felt like a really long sales brochure for their on-line program（s）， coaching services， etc。 I also had an issue with the title and continual reference to a 12 week year。 I understand the concept they were trying to get across， but twelve weeks does not a year make。 I found the jumping back and forth between referring to an actual 12 month year and a 12 week 'year' jarring。 。。。more
Plateresca
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I saw the negative reviews for this book but decided to give it a try because I already was practising planning for seasons （I'm a gardener and my life in winter is quite different from what it is in spring， for instance）; so I decided to give it a try （also， I have to do a lot of boring work when I just have to be listening to something）。 The beginning was very pompous， with quotes from people I have not the least idea about （they always made me think about those fake Maya Angelou quotes） and r I saw the negative reviews for this book but decided to give it a try because I already was practising planning for seasons （I'm a gardener and my life in winter is quite different from what it is in spring， for instance）; so I decided to give it a try （also， I have to do a lot of boring work when I just have to be listening to something）。 The beginning was very pompous， with quotes from people I have not the least idea about （they always made me think about those fake Maya Angelou quotes） and repetitive， so， like many other reviewers before me， I entertained myself by jotting down sarcastic comments。But mid-way into the book I realized the following: The reason for the bad reviews is that， although the book is written for people who know zero about planning and do not practise it， - of course， planning enthusiasts are drawn to this book and then are disappointed by the repetition of obvious （to us） key concepts like vision， revision， time blocking， greatness in the moment etc。 At the same time， for somebody quite new to planning， it is a great resource because it does explain all those things which are necessary for successful planning。 Also， a season or twelve weeks is really a good time frame to plan for。So， if you're new to planning， or you want a revision of planning keystones， - this is a good book for you。 If you've already read a lot on planning and practise it constantly and it really works for you， - then you probably don't need it。Typical quote （not a fake one ;））: 'Time is the most squandered of all personal resources。' 。。。more
Cynthia Nicola
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This is my second time reading this book。 The concept of switching to a 12 week year appeals to me。 You keep the enthusiasm and motivation to acheive for your full year instead of petering out over 12 calendar months。 The drawback is every 12 weeks you have to reexamine and adjust your new goals。 I'm not sure I have time or energy to do it right。 Will probably read again。3。5 stars。 Will fix when goodreads star glitch is over。 This is my second time reading this book。 The concept of switching to a 12 week year appeals to me。 You keep the enthusiasm and motivation to acheive for your full year instead of petering out over 12 calendar months。 The drawback is every 12 weeks you have to reexamine and adjust your new goals。 I'm not sure I have time or energy to do it right。 Will probably read again。3。5 stars。 Will fix when goodreads star glitch is over。 。。。more
Rebecca
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Got better towards the end， but fairly repetitive。 I get it， the authors are making a point but there is a better way to make it than literal repetition。 Enjoyed the psychology points。
Kris Muir
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I've always found the compression of any criteria as a unique way to drive results。 For example， the book "The Talent Code" underscored how Brazilian soccer players become so good because they compress the field by playing in these small， concrete soccer enclosures。 Indoor lacrosse is played the same way， mostly in Canada， and creates players with some of the most adept stick-handling。 As a coach， I would constantly look for ways to compress elements of performance （size of the field in a drill， I've always found the compression of any criteria as a unique way to drive results。 For example， the book "The Talent Code" underscored how Brazilian soccer players become so good because they compress the field by playing in these small， concrete soccer enclosures。 Indoor lacrosse is played the same way， mostly in Canada， and creates players with some of the most adept stick-handling。 As a coach， I would constantly look for ways to compress elements of performance （size of the field in a drill， amount of time， etc。）。I didn't think I would like "The 12 Week Year" as much as I did。 Goal-setting books like this tend to be repetitive and follow the same pattern。 What made this book different for me was the reframe of compressing time: consider a week the same as a month， and 12 weeks the same as one year。It's a trick， a mental hack， for sure。 But we do this everyday in small ways to motivate ourselves。 Setting goals within a shorter time frame is certainly one way to optimize for the most essential use of your resources。 For example， if you have 6 weeks to finish a project， try asking yourself the question: "if I only had 6 hours to do this， what would I focus on？" The reframe may seem slight， but it can pivot you from wasted energy toward more productive and satisfying results。Happy Reading！ 。。。more
Rob Matney
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Great read！Easy to read and understand the principles。 Cannot wait to get started。 I highly recommend this book to anyone in sales。
Aron Reina
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I'm conflicted about this book。 Here's why:The method to structure a workday， is something I've long done when I slip from productivity to floating。 I fully support the idea， and the structure。Visions， and goals， and objectives， and drive is where I begin to diverge。 Not everyone is focused on "winning"， nor is everyone focused on breakthrough achievement。 If you're not into those things， this is not a book for you。 However， as a mindset for working out， weight loss， school， or structure for def I'm conflicted about this book。 Here's why:The method to structure a workday， is something I've long done when I slip from productivity to floating。 I fully support the idea， and the structure。Visions， and goals， and objectives， and drive is where I begin to diverge。 Not everyone is focused on "winning"， nor is everyone focused on breakthrough achievement。 If you're not into those things， this is not a book for you。 However， as a mindset for working out， weight loss， school， or structure for defined accomplishment， this is absolutely a method to follow。As for writing， this could've been half the length without a loss。 "12 Week Year" was repeated more times than necessary， and was so obnoxious it was distracting。 That doesn't remove from the intent， though wow was it annoying。All in all， if you need a motivator， and a way to get focused， this is certainly an option that won't steer you wrong。 。。。more
Holly
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Great concept， but could've been an email。 Don't just set year long resolutions。 Set weekly goals to achieve more。 Very repetitive and condescending。 First chapter。。。 Americans are overweight and out of shape。 "Most people know how to get back in shape， they just don't do it。 It's not a knowledge problem; it's an execution problem。" I get where he's going， but I found this generalization annoying because I don't fit into that category and couldn't finish half the book because of this reoccurren Great concept， but could've been an email。 Don't just set year long resolutions。 Set weekly goals to achieve more。 Very repetitive and condescending。 First chapter。。。 Americans are overweight and out of shape。 "Most people know how to get back in shape， they just don't do it。 It's not a knowledge problem; it's an execution problem。" I get where he's going， but I found this generalization annoying because I don't fit into that category and couldn't finish half the book because of this reoccurrence。 。。。more
Justin Jacobson
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