The Definition Gap

One of the most common gaps I see in growing organizations isn't a technology gap, but a definition gap.

Nobody has written down what "good" looks like.

Leadership knows it when they see it, but that knowledge never made it out of their head and into something the team could actually use. So everyone else is guessing. Some guess well and others don't. The variation gets blamed on systems or staffing, when the real issue is that nobody was ever given a clear target.

Technology doesn't fix this, but it does expose it faster.

Before you evaluate a new tool or optimize a workflow, ask yourself: have I actually defined what good looks like here? Specifically enough that someone new could read it and know whether they're hitting the mark?

If you haven't, that's the leadership work. 

About the author

Chip Severance

Chip is the founder of Metric7. With more than two decades of operational and technology leadership, including building and exiting a successful MSP, he brings honest assessment and practical strategy to organizations that need senior-level thinking without a full-time executive hire.