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Have you set goals and measures but aren’t sure if they work? Do you need methods for testing goals?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Testing goals is a critical part of ensuring that you have the right goals and measures. Your goals need lead measures that are predictable and influenceable to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read on to learn about testing goals and measures by evaluating sample lead measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Testing Goals and Their Lead Measures<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Are the following potential lead measures both <\/em>predictive and influenceable? (Find the answers at the end of the quiz about testing goals.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. WIG:<\/strong> Reduce safety incidents from once a month to once every six months by the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lead measure:<\/strong> Comply with safety standards by wearing all six pieces of protective gear 100% of the time on-site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Predictive<\/li>
  2. Influenceable<\/li>
  3. Both predictive and influenceable<\/li>
  4. Neither predictive and influenceable<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    2. WIG:<\/strong> Increase sales from $7 million to $10 million by the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Lead measure:<\/strong> Increase monthly sales by $250,000 per month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Predictive<\/li>
    2. Influenceable<\/li>
    3. Both predictive and influenceable<\/li>
    4. Neither predictive and influenceable<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      3. WIG:<\/strong> A school wants to increase the percentage of students who pass a standardized test from 70% to 80% by June 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Lead measure:<\/strong> Ask each student to spend an hour a week working with a tutor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. Predictive<\/li>
      2. Influenceable<\/li>
      3. Both predictive and influenceable<\/li>
      4. Neither predictive and influenceable<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        4. WIG: <\/strong>A baseball team wants to increase the average number of runs they score per game from 7 to 9 by the end of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Lead measure:<\/strong> Hire a new heavy hitter each week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        1. Predictive<\/li>
        2. Influenceable<\/li>
        3. Both predictive and influenceable<\/li>
        4. Neither predictive and influenceable<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          (Power hitters don\u2019t reliably get on base. If you feel this question was unfair because you don\u2019t know the intricacies of baseball, consider this: in the 1990s, no one in baseball knew this about power hitters either. No one in the industry had ever seriously studied how to get runs. This is a good example of how 4DX might inspire you to challenge long-held but never tested beliefs about what works.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          (Answers: 1. C, 2. A, 3. C, 4. B)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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