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Quarterly Accountability

Keep the important things moving.

For the owner who says: "I just never seem to make consistent progress."

You might already have a plan. The problem is maintaining focus and following through — urgent work keeps beating important work. Quarterly Accountability creates a regular, honest reason to pause, review and recommit.

£150/ month

Recognise this?

Does every quarter start with good intentions?

  • You know what needs doing, but the day-to-day keeps taking over.
  • The same priorities keep moving into the next quarter.
  • New ideas repeatedly distract from the existing plan.
  • Everything feels urgent.
  • The team is busy, but progress on the important work feels inconsistent.
  • Nobody asks why the things you committed to didn't happen.
  • You finish the quarter wondering where the time went.

What it does

A simple rhythm of direction, review and recommitment

Quarterly Accountability sets a small number of 90-day priorities, reviews progress honestly, and helps you recommit — quarter after quarter.

Quarterly Accountability keeps the owner moving.

  • Direction
  • 90-day priorities
  • Honest review
  • Accountability
  • Recommitment

Where it starts

Start with direction

Quarterly Accountability begins with Strategic Planning — working out what you actually want, and what the business needs to look like to give you that.

  • What do you actually want?
  • What does the business need to look like to provide it?
  • Where are you now?
  • What's getting in the way?
  • What needs to be true over the next 12 months?
  • What matters most over the next 90 days?

Pause. Reflect. Refocus. Recommit.

Every quarter, we sit down and go through the same honest conversation.

The quarterly conversation

We look back at what actually moved the business forward, and what didn't — and why. We take an honest look at the evidence that matters to your business: progress against the plan, performance, capacity, whatever genuinely shows whether things are heading the right way. We look forward to what matters most over the next 90 days, what's likely to get in the way, and what should stop or be delegated. Then we commit — a small number of priorities, clear owners, deadlines and a definition of success.

  • Look back
  • Reality check
  • Look forward
  • Commit

How it works

Accountability isn't someone doing the work for you.

MBS doesn't manage your team or chase every task. What we create is the space for an honest conversation — the kind that's hard to have with yourself.

  • What did you say you would do?
  • Did you do it?
  • If not, why not?
  • What got prioritised instead?
  • What needs to change?
  • What matters now?

We'll keep asking whether you did what you said you would do. You still have to do it.

Coaching backed by financial evidence

What is the evidence telling us?

MBS has a genuine financial and commercial background — accounts, cash, margin, capacity — and we use that to inform the conversation. This isn't a management accounts meeting, and MBS doesn't produce or verify your accounting information as part of this service. The evidence is there to inform the conversation, not to become the purpose of it.

Better businesses aren't built by perfect decisions. They're built by informed ones.

What's included

What you receive

  • Initial Strategic Planning to establish direction
  • Clear 12-month direction for the business
  • A small number of agreed 90-day priorities, or Rocks
  • Quarterly accountability meetings
  • An honest review of progress each quarter
  • Evidence-led challenge, not opinions
  • Refreshed priorities and commitments each quarter

Price

£150 per month

This works well for owners who already have a genuine, established business and want regular accountability for the priorities that matter. This works when you want accountability and are prepared to take responsibility for what happens between meetings — MBS creates the space for the conversation, but you own the execution.

Need help with the decisions rather than the follow-through? Quarterly Accountability is for owners who broadly know where they're going but struggle to maintain focus. Monthly Decision Support is for owners or leadership teams who want experienced challenge around important decisions, uncertainty and leadership alignment.

Explore Monthly Decision Support →

Want to experience how MBS thinks first? The free monthly online Board Group lets established business owners bring a real problem and hear different perspectives — no presentation, no pitch.

See the next MBS Board Group →

Quarterly Accountability

What would make the next 90 days genuinely successful?

Agree what matters. Keep it visible. Review it honestly. Then do it again next quarter.

£150/ month

Not ready for ongoing support? Bring a problem to the next free MBS Board Group →

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