Back tostdlib
Activity

Define your success metrics

Create measurable success criteria for your leadership role

Define clear, measurable success metrics for your leadership role. This activity helps you move from vague goals to specific, trackable outcomes that demonstrate leadership impact.

40 minutes
analysis

Overview

Define clear, measurable success metrics for your leadership role. This activity helps you move from vague goals to specific, trackable outcomes that demonstrate leadership impact.

Learning objectives

  • Identify key performance areas
  • Create measurable success metrics
  • Establish tracking mechanisms

Instructions

Define leadership success metrics:

1. Identify 5 key result areas 2. Create 2-3 metrics for each area 3. Set baseline measurements 4. Define target outcomes 5. Design tracking methods

Steps

1

Result area definition

15 minutes

Identify what success looks like

2

Metric creation

15 minutes

Define specific measurable indicators

3

Tracking design

10 minutes

Plan how to measure and monitor

Pro tips

  • Balance leading and lagging indicators
  • Include team and business metrics
  • Make them visible to stakeholders

Example outcome

A dashboard of 10-15 leadership metrics with baselines and quarterly targets

Explore more resources

Check out the full stdlib collection for more frameworks, templates, and guides to accelerate your technical leadership journey.