You're the average of the five people you compare yourself to. Did it ever occur to you that you're comparing yourself to the wrong people?

Key Topics Covered in This Episode:

1. Why starting with borrowed benchmarks sets you up to fail.
2. How to tell if a benchmark is applicable to your setting.
3. How to choose benchmarks that inform decisions.

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Key Takeaways from This Episode:

1. Bad Benchmarks Start With Bad Comparisons
   • "A benchmark that reflects their priorities won't help you track your progress."
2. Insight is more valuable than performance scores.
   • "What would we do differently if this number changed?"
3. Benchmarks must help you steer, not just score.
   • "If it doesn't help you decide what to do next, it's not useful."

Check out these resources:

• Progress You Can Prove – The new programme mentioned in the episode