If you have a report in your business that is not tied to action, I suggest it is likely a waste of time. Does everyone understand how to move the numbers on the reports you have? I can hear the justifications, “We need to know where we are! We need this results report! I need to know.” The question is, “Why.” The number likely means little if your report does not have action behind it. We must ask the question, “so what.”
– So what if we sold 14 widgets?
– So what that we are 15% higher this week?
– So what that the average production time is higher?
– Does it matter that 10% of our projects are in “red” status?
Most of the time, additional information is needed when you see these numbers. A properly created report will contain what I call. The “information for action.”
Next time you need a report, ensure it has actions behind it.
Until next time,
Dr. Dave