Communities and Neighbors

In Measure What Matters by Katie Paine she provides another helpful list. This list is the seven steps to measuring relationships with your communities and neighbors. The first step was to agree upon solid measurable goals that are tied to the bottom line. I think this is the most important step. That is probably why Katie listed it as the first step. She must agree. With anything in school or life you have to have a focus. Many times when I'm writing a paper I don't keep that in mind enough. When researching there should be one focus. Before you even sit down to write or research you should have one goal that you are hoping to achieve when you are done.

So when you decide to measure your company's success I don't think it should be any different from researching or writing a paper. You have to have one main focus. And everyone on your staff or team needs to know what that focus is. As Katie Paine says these goals have to be tied to your bottom line. There is one thing your company hopes to achieve. You have to know what that one thing is and all of your work relates to making that one thing successful. Like I said this seems easy but we always seem to forget the simple things. But just remember when you are measuring, stay focused and work towards the goal your company set for itself.