You Can Only Meaningfully Measure a Goal You Understand
You might think you understand your goal, but when you struggle to measure it, you clearly don’t understand it well enough. Where do our goals come from? Are we really...
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10 Bad Assumptions About OKRs Versus KPIs
Here are 10 assumptions about what OKRs are, compared to what KPIs are, and why none of them are true! OKRs – or Objectives and Key Results – are not...
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Should ESG be a Strategic Perspective?
Is it better to add ESG as its own strategic perspective, or use it to inform your strategic thinking? ESG (environmental, social, and governance) performance has always been important, but...
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How to Stop Measuring People
Measuring people to improve performance doesn’t work. So how can we stop measuring people but still improve performance? We measure people to manage them and improve performance. But does it...
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How to Measure ESG Performance
ESG – or Environmental Social and Governance – performance measures abound, but which matter most to your ESG goals? I’ve never been a fan of one-size-fits-all or off-the-shelf measurement. So...
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A Performance Culture is a Journey, Not A Destination
Good KPIs don’t come from a technical system and cannot be built in a 90-day project. You’ll never get great KPIs until you start working on the culture too. A...
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