Here's why we ask:
Interest in our Strategic Management & Planning tool has grown steadily since we launched, yet there are still plenty of solid prospects who watch a video, read a blog post, or listen to an in-person sales pitch and say "We don't really need that."
First, we have to acknowledge that some degree of skepticism is to be expected because even though we think our tool helps companies improve their growth, value and profitability by becoming more competitive, we're not giving it away free, leaving some to wonder if there's a catch.
(There isn't.)
What's interesting is that when we talk through these objections, we find they almost always trace back to the same thing: an almost gut-level susupicion of what data will make people do.
It's like there's a fear that hardcore performance data is some kind of demonic force, or mutant zombie virus that will instantly seize control of anyone it comes in contact with:
An exaggeration? Yes.
But it makes the point: data doesn't replace common sense.
Or reason.
Or logic.
(Or whatever you call it when you do something you know isn't great, or even sometimes good, but represents a kind of lowest-common-denominator compromise that solves more problems than it creates and makes key stakeholders happy.)
In other words, when performance data says "Jump!" nobody should ever automitically ask "How high?"
That's why in our eBook, "20 Competitive Metrics Every Business Needs to Know," our list of recommended responses focus primarly on learning:
- Investigate
- Understand
- Discuss
- Fix
- Note
Why?
Because in the end, performance data should inform executive decisions, not dictate them, and always be used to support and strengthen executive authority rather than to usurp it.
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