--- product_id: 165325996 title: "Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More" price: "£25.23" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/165325996-measures-of-success-react-less-lead-better-improve-more store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More **Price:** £25.23 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More - **How much does it cost?** £25.23 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/165325996-measures-of-success-react-less-lead-better-improve-more) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Every organization has dashboards. Almost none of them know whether the numbers they're reacting to mean anything. A metric drops 4% and someone calls a meeting. It rises 6% and someone takes credit. Neither response is based on evidence -- both are based on the human instinct to see patterns in noise. This is how organizations spend enormous energy responding to variation that's completely normal, while missing the real signals that something has actually changed. Measures of Success teaches leaders and improvement professionals to tell the difference. Mark Graban introduces Process Behavior Charts -- a method rooted in the work of W. Edwards Deming and Donald J. Wheeler -- that makes it simple to see whether your data is showing a signal worth acting on or noise worth ignoring. No statistics degree required. Just a fundamentally different way of looking at the numbers you already have. The result is less firefighting, fewer false alarms, and improvement efforts aimed at changes that actually matter. With real examples from healthcare, manufacturing, and beyond, this book replaces the gut-feel reactions that dominate most management cultures with something better: calm, evidence-based leadership. "He shows how to separate signal from noise in a way that helps people make better decisions and reduce overreaction. If you're navigating a tough business environment, you need this book." -- Daniel H. Pink Review: Making statistical concepts accessible to everyone - Distinguishing the 'signal' from the 'noise' in performance has long been a challenge for many. Measures of Success is a refreshingly digestible read for anyone interested in learning how to use process behavior charts to understand true performance, and when to react - or not to react. Mark does a great job of breaking down what is typically taught in an academic matter into easy-to-understand concepts with a focus on real-life application. The book uses tangible examples of how process behavior charts help us avoid the traps of vanity metrics and overreaction to data. I wish I had this book when I was learning complicated control charts in my six sigma training - my learning curve would have been greatly accelerated. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to truly understand what the data are - and are not - telling us, and how to react appropriately. If you're looking on how to take performance to the next level, applying the principles explained in Measures of Success will help. Review: Filter the Noise, Focus on Improvement - In a world where we are constantly bombarded with reports - table formatted, current period vs last month, current period vs same period last year - or worse yet, multiple periods side by side, color coded red and green, we are led to believe that every up or down movement is a sign of improvement or a problem. People are sent off chasing the wind with every move in the wrong direction, searching for the answer to “what went wrong?”, when there may be no single answer. The reality is that two points don’t make a trend and data without context is meaningless. Normal variation happens. Enter the world of the Process Behavior Chart (PBC). In Measure of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, Mark offers a refreshing approach to look at what should/could happen in a process (what we should expect), and how we can filter out the noise so we can focus on real improvement. After reading the first few chapters, I was already sharing Measures of Success within my organization. The incremental time used to create and maintain a PBC is significantly less than the hours spent looking for fantasy explanations. With the free template, getting started was easy. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #961,264 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #118 in Total Quality Management (Books) #498 in Production & Operations #5,813 in Business Management (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 221 Reviews | ## Images ![Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/619JXHIw1RL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Making statistical concepts accessible to everyone *by A***R on August 25, 2018* Distinguishing the 'signal' from the 'noise' in performance has long been a challenge for many. Measures of Success is a refreshingly digestible read for anyone interested in learning how to use process behavior charts to understand true performance, and when to react - or not to react. Mark does a great job of breaking down what is typically taught in an academic matter into easy-to-understand concepts with a focus on real-life application. The book uses tangible examples of how process behavior charts help us avoid the traps of vanity metrics and overreaction to data. I wish I had this book when I was learning complicated control charts in my six sigma training - my learning curve would have been greatly accelerated. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to truly understand what the data are - and are not - telling us, and how to react appropriately. If you're looking on how to take performance to the next level, applying the principles explained in Measures of Success will help. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Filter the Noise, Focus on Improvement *by W***N on November 4, 2018* In a world where we are constantly bombarded with reports - table formatted, current period vs last month, current period vs same period last year - or worse yet, multiple periods side by side, color coded red and green, we are led to believe that every up or down movement is a sign of improvement or a problem. People are sent off chasing the wind with every move in the wrong direction, searching for the answer to “what went wrong?”, when there may be no single answer. The reality is that two points don’t make a trend and data without context is meaningless. Normal variation happens. Enter the world of the Process Behavior Chart (PBC). In Measure of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, Mark offers a refreshing approach to look at what should/could happen in a process (what we should expect), and how we can filter out the noise so we can focus on real improvement. After reading the first few chapters, I was already sharing Measures of Success within my organization. The incremental time used to create and maintain a PBC is significantly less than the hours spent looking for fantasy explanations. With the free template, getting started was easy. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Process Behavior Charts (PBC) should be a Standard Work within the Lean Management System *by E***M on August 19, 2018* Once again, the award winning author, consultant, blogger and Lean Healthcare expert Mark Graban has written an exceptional book about a little-known concept of interpreting metrics without going insane-- Process Behavior Charts. This book not only explains the rationale of PBCs, the creation of PBCs and the interpretation the charts in a very thorough and understandable manner, it also shows its connection to the Lean mindset of continuous improvement and A3 thinking. As a former small animal hospital owner, I wish I had been aware of this information back then. It certainly would have helped calm the rollercoaster of emotions of trying to manage a business through metrics and KPIs. Yes, this is a form of statistical analysis, but do not let that scare you. This is not rocket science ( or veterinary medicine), especially the way Mr. Graban explains it. Anyone in business or in charge of monitoring systems will find this book an epiphany! 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