EP210: How To Measure Your Goals

<p>On this episode of The Wednesday Call podcast, Andy Albright and his special guest Jeff Bright explain how you can effectively measure your goals. </p> <p>Here is a recipe for reaching a goal:</p> <p>Firm Deadlines (in order to set expectations) plus Specific Tasks (in order to assign accountability) plus Measurable Outcomes (in order to justify consequences) equals Goal Attainment.</p> <p>The best way to measure your goals is to measure your progress with three measurable outcomes:</p> <p>Commitment (when dedication kills excuses)</p> <p>Completion (when winning kills stress)</p> <p>Consistency (when accuracy kills vagueness)</p> <p>Commitment as a measurable outcome:</p> <p>Commitment is not measured by how strongly you feel about something, but by what you are willing to give up. And what you give up may not be as important as how long you are asked to give it up. In that case, you have to only measure the level of commitment to what's required by the situation at that moment. </p> <p>EXAMPLE: Adherence to containment measures due to the Coronavirus. In this example, tolerance is the true measurable outcome. </p> <p>Completion as a measurable outcome:</p> <p>Task completion is one of the fundamental usability metrics to measure success. It's the most common way to quantify the effectiveness of effort. If agents can't do what they intend to accomplish, not much else matters. While that may seem like a straightforward concept, actually determining whether agents are completing tasks often isn't that easy even with a mode of evaluation such as a leaderboard. Doing a deep dive (measuring) into the actions that it takes to appear on the leaderboard is much more important than the results themselves. </p> <p>Consistency as a measurable outcome:</p> <p>While commitment is about intention to accomplish; and completion is about quantity within the accomplishment; consistency is then the quality within the results. </p> <p>Consistency or sustainability is measured by assessing performance over the long run. In life,