We can afford to say stop
DimStanding again, from the money side. Concentration buys silence.
Largest client share of revenueleadingsix periods ago: 28 · lower is better
22%now
Jobs declined on principlelagging6 this year
Direction Dashboard
Four stars, ordered by how much attention they need rather than by name. Each carries a leading measure that moves first and a lagging one that can be trusted — never plotted together, because a count per month and a percentage share nothing but a chart.
1 measure past 30 days
Flagged by this practice’s own rule — any measure not updated in 30 days is flagged on the board, not quietly stale. Written by Cora Blight in June and applied here to her own board.
Still cheap to fix
MediumThe second half of the belief, and the half easiest to lose.
Median RIBA stage at first concernleadingsix periods ago: 4 · lower is better
3stagenow
Client-reported rework avoidedlagging£1.9m
Trusted with the hard job
BrightStanding. You are only asked to judge what you were trusted to judge.
Invited without a tenderleadingsix periods ago: 2 · higher is better
5per quarternow
Clients instructing a second timelagging71%
Heard early
BrightThe belief directly: a warning nobody hears is not a warning.
Concerns raised before tenderleadingsix periods ago: 4 · higher is better
7per monthnow
Concerns that changed a drawinglagging58%
The same numbers, as a table
Nothing above is hover-only. The plots are a convenience; this is the record.
| Star | Owner | Leading measure | Was → now | Lagging | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| We can afford to say stop | Mara Calder | Largest client share of revenue (%) | 28 → 22 | 6 this year | 66 days |
| Still cheap to fix | Dev Raman | Median RIBA stage at first concern (stage) | 4 → 3 | £1.9m | 26 days |
| Trusted with the hard job | Tobi Vale | Invited without a tender (per quarter) | 2 → 5 | 71% | 7 days |
| Heard early | Inés Ferrer | Concerns raised before tender (per month) | 4 → 7 | 58% | 2 days |
The featured star is the one with the most attention owed, not the most important one. Today that is the stale measure with 2 problems under it, blocking no single client is more than 15% of revenue.