OKRs and Going Beyond Vanity Metrics

Everyone wants to feel good about themselves. If you’re going out, you might dress up, spend some more time on your hair, and pick a nice outfit to show off your best side. That’s all well and good for a night out, but if you’re constantly dressing up your business, you might be dining out on vanity metrics.

Vanity metrics are a way of making your business look good to others, but which confuse your own understanding of how things are actually going. It’s important to be aware of common vanity metrics and how they can skew your business’s appearance. Luckily, this course will hold a mirror up and show you the facts.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Identify the common drawbacks of vanity metrics
• Recognize unhelpful vanity metrics to avoid
• Follow 3 key steps to identify the value of a metric

Why take this course?

Whether you’re a team leader, a manager, or working at a senior level, you need to be aware of how misleading vanity metrics can be. This course will help you see the drawbacks of vanity metrics, highlight metrics to avoid, and give you a 3-step process to help you weigh up the value of a metric.

10 mins | SCORM | Takeaway Tasks