Reading focus alerts without panic

How to triage a dashboard full of red without overreacting or under-reacting.

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A wall of red can be demoralising or energising depending on how you read it. The trick is to use the dashboard as a prioritisation tool, not a verdict.

What red actually means

Red means "below 0.50 on this focus area at the current level." It does not mean the company is in crisis. It means this is the right place to spend the next unit of improvement effort.