As a leader, you want pursue excellence in order to achieve your organization’s mission. Good.

These 3 steps can help:

1. Identify 5-15 measurable key organizational indicators. How? By reflecting on what it takes to achieve your mission. For example, if your mission is to equip students to impact the world for Christ, a key indicator is student learning.
   
2. Measure your organizational indicators. In the school setting, you can use common assessments to measure student learning.
   
3. Use your measurement data to design action steps. Use data from common assessments to design action plans. For example, to increase student application of a Biblical perspective, have teachers design a Biblical perspective unit.

Reflect on 3 questions:

1. What are your 5-15 measurable indicators?
   
2. How can you measure each indicator?
   
3. How can you use your measurement data to design action steps?

Get your staff involved: In addition to identifying organizational indicators, ask each staff member to identify 2 or more key personal indicators, measure each indicator, and use the data to design action plans.

Bottom line: When leadership and staff focus on measurable indicators, they increase the likelihood they will pursue excellence and, consequently, achieve the mission.

Pursue excellence. Identify and measure your key indicators. Today.