"Meeting Ranking" exercise? That way, the manager can compare the meetings which were voted on top versus the meetings on the bottom and compare them. It is unfortunate that for Metric 1 and 2 there is no reference made to Prof Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi who has coined the word 'Flow' for the state of complete involvement. The Anxiety / Boredom Matrix based on Job Challenge and Job Skill has also been conceptualized by him. Due reference or credit should have been given. This article on 5 management metrics rings a bell with me and is already in practice over the years except with a different name or concept in my understanding. So while I pen my thoughts it is to demonstrate the relevance in my world and NOT in any way put down your work in form or fashion. I am going by metric as numbered by you in your article: # 1 -- Lean Six Sigma the principle of process excellence shows that one measures the inputs (Xs) and predicts the output (Y) in the famous Y = f(x) equation and can proactively expect a certain output based on the dialed in inputs. # 2 -- Goals and objectives set at the level of entitlement and close to a stretch goal. Do not under set or over set them. # 3 -- Negative Value Add (I changed the NVA Non Value Added to Negative as it causes a loss to the company and business) and time lost in a meeting