How Reclaro® works

The Vision

The first step in a 1-3-5® plan is to decide what you want to achieve and how much time you need to achieve it successfully - ultimately, this represents where you want the business to get to; this is your 1 Vision.

This Vision should be written as if it has already been achieved, appealing to your subconscious mind. For example, instead of writing, “I’m going to build a successful business achieving £30 million turnover,” reframe this to say, “I have built a fantastic business that turns over £30 million.”

Then, allocate a suitable timeframe - this could be 12 months or even 6 weeks, but be realistic regarding what can be achieved within that time, applying some degree of stretch, of course.

Objectives

The next step in a 1-3-5® plan is to identify 3 Mission-Critical Objectives that are absolutely core to the success of your Vision. These objectives represent what needs to be done to achieve your Vision.

To achieve more, you need to focus on less.

That’s why we cap this at 3 tightly focused objectives. Splitting your Vision into 3 specific areas requires you to be ruthless and eliminate all the other nice-to-have tasks that may not have such a big impact and could be distracting or draining your time.

For example, one objective could be something like, ‘Our sales and marketing strategy is working effectively to deliver our planned 12-month growth target of 25%.’

This process streamlines your focus towards what’s important and minimises distractions.

Three core objectives, at different stages

Key Results (per Objective)

The next step in creating a 1-3-5® plan is to break each mission-critical objective into 5 Action-Orientated Key Results per Objective. Each key result should be specific and measurable, detailing the work required to achieve that particular objective. These key results help direct focus and ensure you progress towards achieving your Vision. These key results represent how you will achieve what needs to be done to reach where you want the business to be!

Treat these key results like stepping-stone goals to help you reach your ultimate destination, measuring progress along the way.

So, there you have it: Set 1 Vision, 3 Mission-Critical Objectives, and 5 Key Results per Objective, and you have a 1-3-5® plan ready for action!

But it doesn't end there!

Reclaro provides simple software that brings this 1-3-5® framework to life!

It allows you to delegate work to others, link plans together, cascade strategic priorities across an entire organisation, provide a consistent workflow and speed up your strategy execution.

Using this consistent planning structure and coordinating 1-3-5® plans makes communicating strategic priorities effortless. It facilitates clarity, alignment, accountability, and transparency at every organisational level for faster execution and growth.

At a practical level, the software allows you to break down key results further into smaller, more manageable areas of focus called Milestones. This helps avoid overwhelm and provides weekly direction and focus in accordance with your overall 1-3-5® plan.

Delegates linking to each other in a network

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