Over the last couple blogs we talked about the Scoreboard being a tool that shows the team the results of their efforts as well a way of tracking progress and managing the game. As we conclude this series, we will once more breakdown the tracker and show you how it compares to the “Scoreboard” that we often refer to as.
Every football team is allowed 6 time outs per game that they can call to “readjust” things that they need to. Combine that with the 6 time outs the other team has, end of each half, both 2 minute warnings and halftime and the guaranteed to be stop the clock 19 per times per game. (not counting the injury time outs and official time outs, which are not guaranteed). With that being said, I as you this. How many “time outs” per year do you have in your company? Some companies have a monthly meeting so they have 12. Some have quarterly (4) some have bi quarterly (2) and others do you not have any at all. Without these “time outs” it can be hard to make the adjustments you need to reach your goal. Anyone that has dealt with Three Page knows that we advise a weekly meeting. Now, imagine the advantage that you have with 52 “time outs” a year. Let’s break that down a one step further, what happens in the time out meeting? The coach (manager or owner) takes the time to tell the team what they are doing right and go over what needs to be adjusted. That’s what you can go over in your weekly meeting. The Weekly Tracker Report will show you where you are hitting your marks and where you are coming up short, thus allowing you the time to adjust accordingly. It does show by showing you the variance between your forecast on a weekly, monthly, quarterly and year to date basis.
Time on the clock is another BIG thing in a football game. It is in your business as well. Using the Three Page Tracker Software you can see a trend for your “peaks and valleys”. When your company is peaking during the year and when you are slow. It breaks down you weekly forecast goal to account for slower times. Knowing that information is valuable when to your team because then they will know when to “step it up” to make sure that the company has enough in reserve to make it through the slower times. The last thing that a business owner wants is to sweating it out at the end of the year trying to make budget or forecast. “4th Quarter Comebacks” are exciting for us football fans. We love to see our team drive down the field with 2 minutes left to go and get that game winning score. That coach however, is all but having a heart attack on the side line. As exciting as it is for team members to “step up to the challenge” and reach the forecast at last minute, it is very stressful for the business owner. Proper clock management will all allow you to be well on your way to reaching that goal ahead of time and stopping you from navigating a “two minute offense”
“The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” –Coach Vince Lombardi