When a Green KPI Needs a Yellow Question
Recognize when a green lagging indicator should be paired with a caution question about weakening leading indicators.
A green outcome can still carry a future risk. Green is a result statement A green tile says the metric is currently inside target. It does not say the next period is safe. If the metric is lagging, it may be reporting the benefit of work already completed. Leading indicators create early warning Leading drivers are useful because they can reveal whether the activities that produce the result are still working. A weakening driver under a green outcome is not a contradiction. It is a timing clue. The yellow question A yellow question is a calm investigation prompt: the outcome…
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