If you’re like most executives we work with, you’re not suffering from a lack of data.
You’re drowning in it.
Dashboards. Reports. Metrics. Charts. Everyone has a spreadsheet, and every department has their version of the truth. Instead of creating clarity, the sheer volume of information creates noise, and slows everything down.
What we’ve come to learn is: more data doesn’t create better decisions. Simpler data does.
We teach that clarity, alignment, and accountability start when you simplify the data and focus on what matters most.
If your team is chasing numbers but not gaining traction, here’s how you fix it.
1. Define What Really Matters
Get brutally clear on the 5 to 15 Measurables that drive your business forward. These should be leading indicators, not lagging results. If a number goes off track, would you want to know immediately? If not, it doesn’t belong on your Scorecard.
2. Assign a Single Owner to Every Number
Ownership creates accountability. Every number must have a name attached to it—not a team, not a department, but a person. This isn’t about micromanagement. It’s about clarity and follow-through.
3. Review It Weekly
Quarterly is too late. Monthly is too slow. You need a weekly Scorecard review to spot issues early and solve them quickly. Don’t bury it in software, make it visible. When you review it every week, you stay proactive instead of reactive.
4. Keep It Simple
If your Scorecard is overwhelming or full of vanity metrics, it’s not working. If your team needs a meeting just to understand the data, it’s too complicated. Your Scorecard should fit on one page, take five minutes to review, and tell you exactly where to look.
5. Drive Action—Not Just Insight
Data without action is just noise. The purpose of a Scorecard is to trigger decisions and drive behavior. When a number goes red, you drop it to the Issues List and IDS it: Identify, Discuss, Solve. This becomes your rhythm for solving problems early and decisively.
So, what’s the real takeaway?
You don’t need more data. You need the right data. And the discipline to use it well.
Simplifying your data will not make your business less sophisticated, it will make your leadership team more effective.
You’ll see problems sooner.
You’ll solve them faster.
And you’ll build a culture where everyone knows what success looks like, and owns it.
This is what the EOS tools can do for you, and I want to help you put it into practice.
Join us for my upcoming workshop, where we’ll walk you through how to build a powerful Scorecard, assign clear measurables, and create a system that simplifies data, and scales results.
