Measuring Success in Your Business
Posted on 07. Jul, 2010 by admin in Blog
What’s the Score? What Gets Measured Gets Done!
Every “game” has its own set of rules and its own definition of what it means to win. Some teams measure their success 
in points scored; others in profits Still others may look at the number of people they serve. But no matter what the game is, it has to know where it stands. It has to look at itself in light of the scoreboard. Why? Because the game is constantly changing. You see, the game plan tells you what you want to happen. But the scoreboard tells you what is happening.
If you lead the team, you have primary responsibility for checking the scoreboard and communicating the team’s situation to its members. That doesn’t necessarily mean you have to do it all by yourself. But you do need to make sure that team members continually evaluate, adjust, and make decisions as quickly as possible. That’s the key to winning.
Do you have a system to make sure that happens? Or do you generally rely on your intuition? Using intuition is fine–as long as you have some fail-safe backups to make sure you don’t let the team down.
Evaluate how consistently and effectively you consult your scoreboard. If you’re not doing it as well as you should, then create a system that helps you do it or empowers the leaders on your team to share the responsibility.
If you need help creating a scoreboard, feel free to contact us at Hedgehog Consulting. We have the tools to help you measure what’s important.
Source: Maxwell, J. C. (2007) The Maxwell daily reader. Thomas Nelson: Nashville, TN. pg. 109.
