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yangjay's avatar

Great read on goal cascades! It's so true that stable metrics can make a big difference. Speaking of stability and goals, after a long day of strategizing, I unwind with some fun gaming. Have you tried <a href="https://www.sansfight.io" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">play Sans Fight Game at sansfight.io</a>? It's a cool way to relax and challenge yourself!

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bigbear's avatar

Great rhythm and challenging gameplay! Even though it's simple, https://friday-nightfunkin.io is really addictive and makes me want to play more.

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Marc Trudeau's avatar

I think you got it about right this time, John. Thank you. I love the clear differentiation and relationships between “bets” and stable and/or lagging metrics, at the team level. Bets might be things like getting someone to engage with your product at all, while metrics might be the persistence and effectiveness/value (for them) of that engagement.

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Amberlee Kennedy-Good's avatar

So many thoughts!

1) People confusing product and project. At my job I’m considered to be working on projects, and I’m not. I’m product and specifically implementation. I have a defined “thing” that I create, roll off to another team, and create it again for another person.

2) Your visuals of metrics and bets are perfect. Going to make a giant sticker for my laptop for enterprise to be mad about

3) Goals cascading - it’s a pretty way to say “shove this square peg into a round hole.” I have a few goals in my ADP for the year which make no sense for me, but I have to figure something out to do with them.

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