Our customer success team has hit their target of ninety-eight percent customer retention every single week for the past year. Since this metric is always green, does it still belong on our weekly leadership Scorecard, or should we raise the bar?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

When a weekly scorecard metric is green for fifty-two weeks straight, it usually means one of two things: either your team is performing at a truly elite level, or your target is far too comfortable. Consistently green metrics can lead to complacency, causing your leadership team to lose their competitive edge. To maintain healthy operational friction, you must evaluate whether this metric still belongs on your leadership Scorecard. If the metric represents a critical process that has become fully systematized and requires zero leadership intervention, it is time to graduate that number. Move it down to a departmental scorecard where the middle managers can monitor it weekly. This frees up valuable real estate on your leadership Scorecard for the vital few numbers that require executive focus. Alternatively, if the metric must remain at the leadership level, you should raise the target. Elevating a target from ninety-eight percent to ninety-nine point five percent forces your team to innovate, automate, or leverage AI tools to eliminate waste. Tyler Smith helps owners use these data adjustments to continually optimize their operations, building a highly efficient business that is easy to scale, highly profitable, and ready for a clean exit.