Aaron, Really great perspective about the concept of a Plan - whether for the next week, year, or 5 years. A Plan gets your Team thinking on the same page. New ideas can develop. You can check how you are doing and what should be eliminated or added. A Plan gives your Team the same goals to strive for and sets a collegial environment. We think that a check up should be more than just once a month to start. If you can't get people together more often, how about a weekly conference call at a certain time. Once the Plan takes hold the meetings might be monthly. Thanks, Susan Dr. Susan Schulz