Ownership Thinking: How to End Entitlement and Create a Culture of Accountability, Purpose, and Profit

Utilizing the Scoreboard

Now that the scoreboard has been completed, it is time to begin using it in regular forecasting sessions, or huddles. As noted earlier, the primary purpose of conducting a huddle is to become more proactive in managing your KPIs, allowing the company to more effectively drive its financial performance and meet or exceed budget expectations. I suggest that you have two huddles a month and that they be held the first and third week of the month: same day, same time, and religiously. I like the first week because it will allow everyone to take a nice long view forward and will help in identifying issues early enough to do something about them. The third week is also good because most companies will have their actual financials ...