Make Data Part of Your Weekly Team Routines

Data only drives value when it’s embedded in your workflow. This section teaches you how to build lightweight rituals—like weekly check-ins and dashboards—so that metrics and insights are reviewed regularly and turned into team-wide decisions.

Why it's Important

Keeps your team aligned on what’s working and what’s not.
Reinforces a culture of accountability and learning.
Reduces surprises and “gut-based” decision-making.
Increases velocity by enabling faster iteration cycles.
Helps your team celebrate wins and learn from failures.

How to Implement

Set a weekly or bi-weekly metrics review meeting (30 min max).
Choose 5–10 core metrics to track—same ones each week.
Use a live dashboard or Google Sheet to guide discussion.
Review what changed, why, and what to do next.
Track learnings and decisions made.
Rotate presenters to build data fluency across the team.
Follow up with action items, owners, and next steps.

Available Workshops

Metrics Review Simulation: Run a mock weekly review.
Top Metric Drill: Choose one metric and dig deep on trends.
Data Ownership Game: Assign each team member a metric.
Micro Retro: Reflect on one insight-to-action path weekly.
Dashboard Walkthrough: Rebuild your weekly view together.
Slack Summary Habit: Share 3 key metrics every Monday.

Deliverables

Recurring calendar invite for metrics review.
Updated dashboard or scorecard template.
Insight-to-action tracker or summary doc.
Shared space for weekly learnings (Notion, Google Doc, Slack thread).
Metrics ownership map (who watches what).

How to Measure

Attendance and participation in metrics meetings.
% of insights reviewed that led to actions.
Reduction in decisions made without data inputs.
Weekly or bi-weekly dashboard update rate.
Team confidence in using data (via pulse survey).
Speed from insight to execution over time.

Real-World Examples

Stripe

Holds weekly “data reviews” with rotating leads and real-world questions.

Lenny’s Newsletter

Uses a weekly cadence to make publishing and growth decisions based on open/click rates.

Notion

Each team member owns one KPI and presents weekly on their area.

Get It Right

Keep reviews short, focused, and consistent.
Visualize data clearly—don’t just share spreadsheets.
Use the same metrics weekly to spot trends.
Encourage cross-team participation and ownership.
Document takeaways and action them visibly.

Don't Make These Mistakes

Reviewing data without connecting it to decisions.
Overloading the team with too many charts.
Inconsistent cadence or skipped reviews.
Relying on a single person to “own the data.”
Letting metrics sit in dashboards unused.