Getting Buy-In on KPIs

Actions to take and steps to avoid in creating and implementing key performance indicators.

Watch Industrial Equipment News and Manufacturing.net editors Jeff Reinke and Anna Wells as they discuss the evolution and ongoing significance of key performance indicators in the manufacturing enterprise. Getting greater levels of participation and enthusiasm surrounding KPIs can be a challenge due to past mistakes. With this in mind, the duo discusses:

  • How to get buy-in by ensuring all the stakeholders are involved throughout every step of the design and implementation process, and the tools you can use to ensure no one is left out.
  • Ways to sound-out how the team feels about the proposed KPIs.
  • Fine tuning engagement strategies to match availability, relevance and KPI-positivity. 
  • The best ways to get senior-level participation.

The conversation also covers some of the pitfalls to avoid, such as:

  • Failing to utilize negative feedback as an opportunity to realize positive changes.
  • Best practices for using employees to troubleshoot problems or shortcomings.
  • Strategies to help implement quicker fixes that respond to worker concerns and keeping them in the loop.
  • Communication practices that add to the problems instead of providing solutions.

There’s a ton of additional insight available from Oracle Netsuite on strategies and best practices related to new leadership strategies for the industrial sector, and you can learn more about their offerings at netsuite.com. 

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