The most frequent problem observed in teams is not a lack of work, nor a lack of talent. It is a lack of structure in collective time. Each week starts from scratch: improvised meetings, priorities changed mid-course, chaotic end of week leaving a feeling of incompleteness.
The TSM weekly loop is a direct response to this problem. It is an explicit rhythm — not an overloaded agenda, but a week architecture that answers a simple question: how do you move from a week that reacts to a week that steers?
Monday: intentions, constraints, priorities
Monday is not a meeting day. It is a positioning day. The Monday morning ritual (20–30 minutes as a team) answers three questions: what are the three things the team absolutely must deliver this week? What are the known constraints (absences, external deadlines, dependencies)? What is the group's energy level this Monday?
Tuesday to Thursday: daily micro-checkpoints
Micro-checkpoints are not Scrum standups. They are 5–10 minute check-ins that answer two questions: do Monday's priorities still hold? Has a tension emerged that needs attention?
The key is regularity, not duration. A missed micro-checkpoint is a missed opportunity to detect a weak signal. Two consecutive missed micro-checkpoints and you find yourself managing an emergency on Thursday that you could have defused on Tuesday.
Friday: review and emotional debrief
The end-of-week review is the moment most often sacrificed — yet the most valuable. It answers four questions: what did we deliver? What didn't we deliver and why? What was the team dynamic this week? What would we do differently next week?
Want to implement this system in your team?
The TSM book gives you the complete framework. The coaching method helps you install it.