Most teams I work with—from Silicon Valley to the factory floor—are, most of the time, completely stuck in the mud. They are getting a lot of work done. They are shipping new products and new features. But if you look rigorously, they aren’t really moving the key metrics that matter for their business. This may sound depressing, but it’s actually wonderful news to find out, because teams that have this realization are able to pivot more easily than those that aren’t sure if their current strategy is working. In other words, finance has a constructive role to play here in helping teams be more
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