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> [Too often in business, only financial data is gathered - and then it is distributed only to management. Other key indicators that relate to performance areas also need to be tracked. Information on performance has to be made available to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-blanchard/too-often-in-business-only-financial-data-is-gathered-and-then-it-is/)

[Ken Blanchard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-blanchard/)

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> [Most problems, decisions, and performances are multidimensional, but somehow the results have to be reduced to a few key indicators which are to be institutionally rewarded or penalized... The need to reduce the indicators to a manageable few is based…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-sowell/most-problems-decisions-and-performances-are-multidimensional-but/)

[Thomas Sowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-sowell/)

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