Why KPIs and Metrics Should Not Become Targets

In this video I talk about the dangers of turning business metrics or key performance indicators into target. If metrics become targets they will lose their effectiveness as metrics and will drive the wrong - and often dysfunctional- behaviours. I give some examples from manufacturing, the health service and the police that illustrate the point.
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