4 Uncomfortable Truths About Getting Great KPIs
August 12, 2014 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentMost managers and executives will never have truly transformational performance measures because they aren't prepared to pay the price for them. The price isn't a consultant's invoice, or a training registration fee, or a swanky dashboard. The price is discomfort. And for many, it would seem, this price is simply too high.
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Performance Leadership, Performance Philosophy
The Piece Missing From Every Strategy Framework
February 6, 2024 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentIf you're not happy with the KPIs in your OKRs or Balanced Scorecard or other strategic plan, then you need to add in this one piece... (more…)
How to Measure Government Outcomes
May 7, 2024 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentGovernments need outcome measures as evidence to prove success. But there are five challenges to overcome, first. (more…)
Can One KPI Monitor More Than One Goal?
September 6, 2022 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentNot really. There are three problems you have, if you find that one KPI can be the performance measure that monitors more than one goal or objective. (more…)
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A Measurable Strategy on a Single Page
June 25, 2013 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentStrategy maps, a la the Balanced Scorecard, are the most commonly used visual representation of strategy on a single page. But are they the only way to visualise a measurable strategy? (more…)
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3 Tests of the Measurability of Your Goals
June 12, 2012 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentMost strategy just isn't measurable. That means your goals or objectives probably need a little work before you should bother asking that question "how do you measure that?" (more…)
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How to Measure Policy Advice
December 5, 2017 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentFinding the right KPIs to measure policy advice is a big challenge. But it's not because policy is immeasurable. It's because we don't define policy success clearly enough. (more…)
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How to Test if Your Strategic Goal Is Really Strategic
September 2, 2014 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentWhen you struggle to find meaningful measures for your strategic goals, there are a few problems that have to be fixed. I've written passionately and prolifically about how weasel words make goals immeasurable. And there's another problem too, called multi-focus. Multi-focus is when we blend several performance results into a single goal statem...
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Are These 8 Excuses Holding You Back From Great KPIs?
September 9, 2014 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentIf your KPIs suck, even though you've long wished for better ones, it's likely that something is holding you back. That 'something' could be a very good reason, or it could simply be an excuse that you're mistaking for a reason.
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Getting Buy-in, Getting Executive Support, Getting Started