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Measures of Success, Metrics, and Better Decision-Making

Measures of Success is about improving results by improving the way we interpret data. Too many organizations react to noise, chase arbitrary targets, and mistake random variation for meaningful change—creating fear, waste, and poor decisions instead of learning.

These posts explore better ways to use metrics through Lean thinking, statistical thinking, and Process Behavior Charts. Drawing heavily from the ideas in my book Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, this archive focuses on understanding variation, avoiding overreaction, and helping leaders ask better questions of their data—so improvement efforts are grounded in reality, not frustration.

Happy 5th Birthday to Measures of Success: Lessons from Five Years...

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TL;DR: Five years after the print release of Measures of Success, the core lesson still holds: reacting less to data and understanding variation leads...

Measures of Success Book Summary: Chapter-by-Chapter Overview

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A while back, I uploaded the entire PDF of my 2018 book, Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, into the premium...

Cyber Monday / Week Deal: “Measures of Success” Signed Copies

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I have a limited number of copies of my book Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More that are available for about...

‘Bowling Charts’ Are Not State-of-the-Art Management

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tl;dr: Bowling charts encourage red-green reactions that hide real trends. Process Behavior Charts help leaders distinguish signal from noise and manage systems more effectively. Here...

Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: March 24th, 2023

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Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! Subscribe to get...

Measures of Success (Paperback Version) Turns Four Years Old

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Tomorrow is the 4th anniversary of the paperback release of my book Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More. Long story short,...

John Dues on Continual Improvement, Deming, and Process Behavior Charts in...

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #441 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is John Dues, an accomplished...

Mark Graban Interviewed by Mark Gandy of “CFO Bookshelf” on “Measures...

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Thanks to Mark Gandy for inviting me to be on his podcast, "CFO Bookshelf." You can listen using the streaming player, above, or you can...

True but Meaningless: Why Most Data Point Comparisons Mislead Leaders

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tl;dr Many data statements are factually true but practically meaningless. Two-point comparisons and color-coded dashboards hide whether anything has really changed. To know if...

Two Data Points Are Not a Trend: People Quitting Jobs

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I've been doing some radio interviews recently (as I blogged about here and here). The firm that helps line these up is very good...

Why Process Behavior Charts Beat Red-Green Metrics in Lean Management

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tl;dr: Red/green metrics encourage snap judgments and overreaction. Process Behavior Charts provide context, separate signal from noise, and help leaders make better decisions that...

RAG Charts Aren’t Real Visual Management: How Process Behavior Charts Improve...

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tl;dr: RAG and bowling charts trigger overreaction and hide real system behavior. Process Behavior Charts reveal whether performance is truly changing, helping leaders focus...
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