There’s a common complaint i’ve heard about moving the needle on a person. If it’s unintentionally done, then I can see how this would be terrible for moral and lead to reduced performance over time. Countering that, the action isn’t inherently bad.
How do you run a longer distanced race than one you’ve previously run? You increase the distance goal.
How do you earn more money? You set a target and work backwards for what you need to do to get there.
As you grow and change your goals will also need to do that. As an organization grows the changing of the goals is necessitated.
Moving the needle isn’t bad. Doing so without context is terrible. Doing so because of a stated mission is life giving to the entire organization.
What is your organizations stated mission and where do you need to “move the needle” to get to a preferred future?
Thoughts on Data, Culture, and Organizational Development
