- Execution rate is executed priorities divided by all finished priorities.
- It covers the year so far, broken out by goal area.
- Momentum is a different number: how this month’s open priorities are tracking.
- Raise it with smaller, clearer pitches and earlier warnings, not by playing it safe.
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How it’s countedExecution rate and momentumWhat a good rate looks likeHow to raise itSharing itMost leadership teams can tell you what they decided. Very few can tell you how much of it got done. That’s the number Unbreakable OS is built around.
How it’s counted
Every priority ends its month as executed or failed. From there, execution rate is simple.
- Executed priorities, divided by all finished priorities (executed plus failed).
- It counts priorities, so a big one and a small one count the same.
- It covers the year so far, and you can see it by goal area, so it’s clear where things are going well and where they aren’t.
Priorities that are still in progress aren’t counted yet. A month that hasn’t ended hasn’t succeeded or failed.
Execution rate and momentum
The other number you’ll see is momentum. It answers a different question: how is this month going right now? Momentum only looks at this month’s open priorities and shows how many are on course and how many are deviating.
Use them together. Momentum tells you what needs attention this week. Execution rate is your track record for the year.
What a good rate looks like
You’re not aiming for 100%. A rate that high usually means the team only commits to things it already knows it can finish. A good rate is high enough that commitments mean something, with enough failures to show the team is still taking real swings.
The trend matters more than any one month. If the rate keeps climbing, your pitches are getting clearer and your team is getting better at finishing.
How to raise it
- Pitch smaller. Something with a clear result by the end of the month is much more likely to get done than a quarter of work squeezed into one month.
- Use the AI review. Pitches that pass its four checks have a result, a way to measure it and a real reason, and that covers most of what makes something doable.
- Mark deviating early. A heads-up in week two can still be fixed. One in week four usually can’t.
- Take on fewer priorities. Five finished is better than ten half-done.
- Read the month-end notes. The written results tell you why things fail, and the reasons tend to repeat.
Sharing it
Execution rate, momentum and the record behind them are in the app for every leader. You can also export them as an Execution Report PDF to share with a board or an advisor.
