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Measuring Success: You Measure What Matters

By John Thompson - Stanford
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Lecture Description

Thompson says that at Symantec, they measure what matters. Every one at Symantec knows what is being measured and managed and how they should behave in the contest. He stresses that in today's environment, it is not about managing results but about leading teams across a company. Managing implies you know what the outcome is that you want, and leading implies that you are going to inspire people to do things that they didn't think they could do, he says. In conclusion, Thompson reiterates that a company should measure what matters and reward people handsomely for the results.

Course Index

  1. Changes in Enterprise Software: 2002-2004
  2. Retooling the Infrastructure of Your Company
  3. Customers Must Drive Your Business Model
  4. Customer Diversity is Essential
  5. You Cannot Stop Spending to Innovate for Customers
  6. Security Business Post-9/11
  7. To Hedge or Not to Hedge?
  8. Envisioning the Future: John Thompson
  9. Security is a Broad Domain of Technology
  10. Identifying Opportunities: Intrusion Detection
  11. Stick to Core Mission, Focus, and Keep It Simple
  12. Pervasiveness and Execution: Staying Ahead of Competitors
  13. What is the History of Security Software
  14. Acquisition and Growth for Symantec
  15. Competition: Network Association vs. Symantec
  16. Will Symantec Expand to Include Transaction-Based Security Products?
  17. Measuring Success: You Measure What Matters