But if you look under the hood of what really drives a video strategy, it becomes clear that view count is primarily a vanity metric. Looking at metrics like these can help determine whether you chose the wrong topic, used the wrong delivery, or simply put the video in the wrong place. MORE
Establish metrics and goals. There are two kinds of metrics – what I would call “end result”, or lagging metrics, i.e., percentage of female executives, managers, etc… and “activity”, or leading metrics. Top 10” is a relative metric, so there should be no incomplete lists. MORE
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I was following the same yoga video I had followed more than 30 times in the past. Because I know the routine well, I usually have little trouble breathing rhythmically through the postures, feeling the subtleties of each movement, and sliding gently into a mind-body meditation. This time, though, was drastically off. Not only did my mind wander, I was clumsy and confused. I did “Warrior 1” twice on the same side instead of switching legs. I lost my balance in eagle pose. MORE
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Metrics Related Topics Kevin Eikenberry
OCTOBER 6, 2014
When I talk to many leaders, the term “metrics” seems to cause one of two responses: a gleam in the eye of those leaders who love the numbers…or a blank stare from the rest who know that measures and metrics are important, but will say they “aren’t numbers people.”
N2Growth Blog
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
Here’s the thing – metrics are at best useless, and quite possibly harmful, if the wrong things are being measured. In today’s post I will attempt to provide some general guidelines that will be useful to any business attempting to create and analyze a valid set of success metrics.
Strategy Driven
MARCH 22, 2016
The post Management Observation Program Best Practice 13 – Metrics and Results Communication appeared first on StrategyDriven. Management observation programs serve to reinforce leadership expectations throughout the workforce.
Rajesh Setty
DECEMBER 27, 2013
We want to improve on the metrics for the sake of improving on the metrics. Sometimes we forget to measure the amount of time we spend being obsessed with measuring the metrics. I have created a ONE PAGE self-asessment checklist called “ Metrics That Matter for 2014.
The Leadership Advisor
MAY 5, 2014
So much time has been spent picking apart how the organization functions and developing metrics to manage it, that this shift threatens it on some level. Don’t misunderstand me; metrics are vital. The quality and premise of our relationship with metrics is what has become toxic. We want to improve performance, so we create a metric to “govern” or “encourage” the performance we want. Metrics have an interesting way of absorbing energy.
Strategy Driven
MAY 28, 2013
When developing the picture of organizational performance, many leaders view their metrics in clusters aligned with the organization’s hierarchical structure. You just finished reading Organizational Performance Measures Best Practice 24 - Diverse Metric Groupings !
Strategy Driven
JULY 30, 2013
Over time, leaders can grow their performance measurement systems to include almost countless numbers of interrelated metrics. In our experience, the optimal method for maintaining such an inventory is through the use of a centralized metrics inventory database.
Terry Starbucker
JANUARY 15, 2012
The best way to do this is with the right metrics to measure, monitor and manage. Metrics that are not necessarily the “bottom line” ones – such as Net Profit, Total Revenue, Earnings Per Share, or Total Customers.
Managing Communities
MARCH 9, 2015
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Six Disciplines
JANUARY 12, 2012
IndustryWeek recently reported on a survey it conducted with TBM Consulting about the impact of continuous-improvement programs on three financial metrics: anticipated revenue growth, operating income growth, and cash flow over the past year.
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OCTOBER 30, 2012
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Marketing Metrics: The Definitive Guide to Measuring Marketing Performance, Second Edition Paul Farris, Neil Bendle, Phillip Pfeifer, and David Reibstein Prentice Hall (2010) Note: The review that follows is of the Second Edition (2010), a sequel to Marketing Metrics: 50+ Metrics Every Executive Should Master (2006). How and why “marketing metrics can show problems (and [.].
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
While effective metrics are essential for focusing attention and achieving results, they can also overpower better sense. Most industries cower to a few central metrics, the yardsticks that define the winners and losers. Metrics tried and proven over years become a guide to what’s important, driving resource allocation. But these metrics can become tyrants. When things change, outmoded metrics can threaten a firm’s survival. HBR STAFF.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 14, 2015
However, too many executives rely on metrics that look good in a report, but in reality don’t affect the organization’s goals. Metrics, or key performance indicators (KPIs), should be set upfront, so that the marketing team knows what goals they are striving to reach.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 24, 2015
But if you look under the hood of what really drives a video strategy, it becomes clear that view count is primarily a vanity metric. Looking at metrics like these can help determine whether you chose the wrong topic, used the wrong delivery, or simply put the video in the wrong place.
Tanveer Naseer
AUGUST 12, 2014
In my experience, impact is frequently understated within organizations; it often gets relegated to a set of lifeless metrics that quantify part of the story but obfuscate qualitative understanding. No single metric can tell the real story of impact.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 22, 2017
As a consequence, managers don’t have a clear sense of what is really driving sales in their business, while salespeople, who are inundated with dozens of metrics, get lost in the day-to-day noise. The challenge, of course, is to decide on the right metrics. Wins are the most common metric used across sales roles and industries. Finding the right metrics isn’t the end of the story.
Mills Scofield
JANUARY 18, 2015
Return on Investment (ROI), or the measurement of how effectively something will pay for itself, is a classic business metric. It is a qualitative and quantitative metric of intangibles and tangibles.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 8, 2017
At the core of the confusion over a company like Tesla is that traditional business metrics are outdated and can create overconfidence or underestimation. Classic metrics like market penetration and market share, which many leaders are measured on, are the very things causing us to miss market opportunities and threats. We don’t need to throw out all classic business metrics. But we should recognize their fundamental flaws and complement them with a new set of metrics.
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 1, 2011
Leadership Learning culture measurement metricsMeasurement. It’s something that we all know is important for anyone who is managing a team or business. And while we have all heard, and likely repeated “What gets measured gets done,” sometimes, when we get past the basic things we must measure like the financials, and perhaps some safety numbers, we fall short in [.].
Harvard Business Review
MAY 6, 2015
One type is what we call “activity” metrics, which show that you’re busy stoking the boilers of innovation. The other type of metric, an “impact” metric, shows that the ship is actually going somewhere. Kenneth Andersson.
Lead on Purpose
OCTOBER 31, 2016
Thinking about the life before … Continue reading → Purpose commitment happiness impact likeness metrics progress successAmong the most important discoveries you will make in your life is finding your purpose—the reason for your being, the core principles you espouse, the intent for which you get out of bed every day.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
In a recent study, the Sales Education Foundation and Vantage Point Performance identified 306 different metrics that sales leaders used in their efforts to manage their business.
Lead on Purpose
OCTOBER 31, 2016
Thinking about the life before … Continue reading → Purpose commitment happiness impact likeness metrics progress successAmong the most important discoveries you will make in your life is finding your purpose—the reason for your being, the core principles you espouse, the intent for which you get out of bed every day.
Rapid BI
MARCH 6, 2012
Common Human Resources (HR) Metrics One of the most common questions around Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and other metrics for HR is "what should I measure". This is a common question found on many HR groups and forums. Increasingly in organis. Business ecademy
QAspire
AUGUST 8, 2010
Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Metrics: Are They Mapped With Your Business Objectives? You can measure almost anything in your business, but if those metrics don’t serve a real business objectives, they are just numbers with no real meaning.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 4, 2013
We were concerned with the wrong metric. A metric contains a single type of data, e.g., video views or equipment donations. This is what separates data from metrics. You can't pick your data, but you must pick your metrics. Organizations become their metrics.
Strategy Driven
MAY 31, 2016
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Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 9, 2013
Below, you will find twelve of these key sales metrics that benchmark sales organization performance, structure, and effectiveness. Sales is both an art and a science. It is the skillful combination of emotion and logic, people and process, free-thinking and organization.
Crossderry Blog
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
Source: 16 Startup Metrics Filed under: PMO. A great primer on measure your business’s effectiveness: startup or not.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 26, 2015
Instead, he focused his metrics on the long-term needs of a full range of stakeholders , as Unilever’s annual reports demonstrate.
Strategy Driven
APRIL 23, 2013
Consequently, the design of a performance measurement system takes on a high degree of complexity because of the numerous interrelationships between various organizational levels and workgroups and the cross-functional sharing of common metrics.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
Few things can be as jarring for marketers as losing trust in your metrics. Learn to live with inflated metrics. Another common source of confusion is artificially inflated metrics. By having a universal set of KPIs, metrics, and vernacular, you’ll save time and key resources from ongoing debate, chatter, distress, and distrust, freeing up time for meaningful optimization activity.
Great Leadership By Dan
DECEMBER 19, 2011
Establish metrics and goals. There are two kinds of metrics – what I would call “end result”, or lagging metrics, i.e., percentage of female executives, managers, etc… and “activity”, or leading metrics. Top 10” is a relative metric, so there should be no incomplete lists.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 5, 2017
The McKinsey Global Institute, in conjunction with FCLT Global, recently released research stating that long-term-oriented companies perform better than those that focus on short-term results. While a laudable effort in principle, measuring a company’s tendency to make myopic operating and investing decisions is fiendishly complex. Getting the measurement right is central to providing convincing evidence on the debate over short-termism.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 12, 2013
I was following the same yoga video I had followed more than 30 times in the past. Because I know the routine well, I usually have little trouble breathing rhythmically through the postures, feeling the subtleties of each movement, and sliding gently into a mind-body meditation. This time, though, was drastically off. Not only did my mind wander, I was clumsy and confused. I did “Warrior 1” twice on the same side instead of switching legs. I lost my balance in eagle pose.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 18, 2012
Many companies use the wrong metrics to measure their performance, especially when it comes to social media. I run a social-media company, and until recently even we were confused about what metrics mattered. Those metrics are the most common false idols of analytics.
Great Leadership By Dan
APRIL 16, 2012
If you can’t get the regular meetings, then at least provide regular updates on key decisions, achievements, metrics, and a head’s up on any problems that might end up finding their way to your manager’s desk. empowerment goals metrics self leadership time management leadership accountabilit
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