Performance Dashboards
Chapter One
What Are Performance
Dashboards?
THE CONTEXT FOR PERFORMANCE
DASHBOARDS
The Power of Focus
Executives in Training
This summer I found my 11-year-old son, Harry, and his best pal, Jake, kneeling
side by side in our driveway, peering intensely at the pavement. As I walked over
to inspect this curious sight, I saw little puffs of smoke rising from their huddle.
Each had a magnifying glass and was using it to set fire to clumps of dry grass as
well as a few unfortunate ants who had wandered into their makeshift science
experiment.
In this boyhood rite of passage, Harry and Jake learned an important lesson
that escapes the attention of many organizations today: the power of focus. Light
rays normally radiate harmlessly in all directions, bouncing off objects in the
atmosphere and the earth's surface. The boys had discovered, however, that if they
focused light rays onto a single point using a magnifying glass, they could generate
enough energy to burn just about anything and keep thems ... read full excerpt from Performance Dashboards: Measuring, Monitoring, and Managing Your Business ebook
