Welcome back to the Sunday Supplement after our (sport-filled) summer break. If like me you enjoy most sports a summer of Wimbledon, the Euros, Test Cricket (shame about the 5th test) and the US Open tennis kept me very busy.
And you may have also been able to watch Ted Lasso. Remember him from this email back in March. Well in the latest episode Ted, after being overwhelmed with stress — even with everything on the
outside being cheery — hits a wall.
So, he sits down with a therapist, and she says:
"The truth will set you free…
But at first, it’ll piss you off."
This is so true. Especially in business. Where your business numbers are that truth. They are your guide .
But at first, they’ll piss you off! And as a result, most business owners avoid them like the plague.
Maybe you think:
- I’m not a numbers person
- I’m too busy to track them
- I don’t know what numbers to track
- You know your numbers (when from our experience, 90%+ of the time most don’t)
But the numbers are your guide! They show you what is working, what’s not, where to focus, what to fix, how your team’s performing, help hold others accountable, get everyone aligned, and more.
They. Are. Essential.
Your business numbers/KPIs are a pain to start tracking. But once you do, with the *right* numbers, you will never look back .
Noel Guilford
PS If you want some help to work out which numbers to track, how to get them and what they mean you may just find my new programme ‘Business Maths Made Easy’ is right for you. Drop me a line and we can have a chat. Don’t get stressed like
Ted.