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08, 2017
The #1 problem CEOs have with measuring their strategic priorities.
It’s time again for the quarterly strategy review meeting and the executive team has gathered to discuss progress. Most CEOs have become used to receiving the following report-outs: A financial report comparing standard financial measures from this quarter to previous quarter and to the same quarter last year A round of good news about the major action items that have been completed or business won And some major action items that are not “on-track” because the VP intimates the team needs more time and money. […]
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05, 2017
OKRs vs KPIs: How do they compare?
Organizations have been struggling to set and measure their goals for as long as the planning industry has been around. Add the rapid growth that can occur in tech companies and goal setting can become even more difficult. […]
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04, 2017
5 reasons why I love the PuMP® Blueprint
By the time I came across the PuMP® Performance Measure Blueprint and it’s creator, Stacey Barr, I had already been in the workforce for 20 years, become vice president of a 500 million dollar company, worked at an Olympic games and consulted for five years. […]
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03, 2017
Your first step towards evidence-based leadership
Leaders seem to invest an inordinate amount of time in developing strategy and plans, but neglect to provide a systematic approach and direction for their employees to successfully execute and measure the impact. Yet, more and more leaders say they want to make more evidence-based decisions. […]
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02, 2017
3 Steps to a better KPI dashboard
Do you struggle to get the right measures on your KPI dashboard? Well, you are not alone. One of the most frequent questions I hear is “How do I build a KPI dashboard that people will use?” […]
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01, 2017
Free Webinar: Bad KPI Habits
You know what they say, don’t you? If you want a different result you have to change your approach. If you want performance measurement to be easier, faster, more engaging, more meaningful AND to hit more targets, you have to change your approach. […]
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01, 2017
What is a Performance Measure, Really?
Have you heard people throw out terms like Key Performance indicators (or KPIs for short), metrics, indicators, and measures? And have you secretly wondered what they really mean? Truthfully, this performance measurement business can seem like a complicated world but, it doesn’t have to be. So, let’s start by simplifying a couple things: First, all [...]
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12, 2016
K.I.S.S. Your Goals!
Four simple steps to improve the execution and performance measurement of your strategic goals Want your teams to deliver more impact and do less “busy work” in 2017? Then K.I.S.S. (keep it simple and specific) your goals! Why is it important to keep your goals simple? Easier for teams to connect to emotionally (and care [...]
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08, 2016
4 Tips to Move from Measuring What You “Can” to What You “Need”
When you look at your organization’s performance report is it bursting at the seams with measures that get responses like “Hmmmm, that’s interesting” or “So What! What does counting that tell me?” Perhaps the report is more likely to be ignored than read at all. Why does this happen? Often it’s because the report has [...]
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05, 2016
When to Use a Count, a Percentage, or an Average to Measure your Strategic Goals
When you’re asked to come up with a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) to measure your strategic goals, do you consider the pros and cons of the various ways to quantify your measure? It’s easy to default to the first quantification method that comes to mind when we’re designing a measure. But the default isn’t always [...]