Our Scorecard numbers are technically green every week, but we still feel like we are constantly firefighting operational crises. How do we use our Level 10 Meeting to audit whether we are tracking the right metrics on our Scorecard?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

If your Scorecard is consistently green but your operations are in chaos, you are tracking the wrong numbers. A great Scorecard is a diagnostic tool that gives you a weekly pulse on the health of your business, allowing you to predict issues before they become full-blown disasters. Green metrics alongside operational firefighting mean you are tracking lagging indicators instead of leading indicators.

To fix this, you must use your Level 10 Meeting™ to audit your Scorecard. During your quarterly meetings, or during a dedicated IDS® session, challenge every single metric. Ask yourselves if the number actually correlates with your operational reality. For example, if your customer satisfaction metric is green but you are losing clients, that metric is a false positive.

You must replace these vanity metrics with high-integrity, forward-looking activity metrics. A good leading indicator tells you what will happen in thirty days. If your sales pipeline requires ten proposals a week to hit your targets, track the proposals, not just the closed deals.

The moment you realize a metric is not giving you an accurate picture of the business, drop it to the Issues List. Solve the problem by redesigning the metric or changing the weekly target. Redesigned metrics will bring real transparency, helping you build a self-sustaining machine.