As a rule of thumb, you should end up with five to 15 numbers — hopefully closer to five. There is such a thing as too much information, so keep it s… - Gino Wickman

A profit and loss statement is a trailing indicator. Its data comes after the fact, and you can’t change the past. With a Scorecard, however, you can change the future.

the U.S. Small Business Administration purports that “roughly 50 percent of small businesses fail within the first five years.” In a study published by the Monthly Labor Review in 2005, economist Amy E. Knaup states that 56 percent of businesses die within the first four years.

Measuring and sharing the numbers creates transparency and visibility, and makes us all feel like we’re contributing to the big picture.