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Quick Start Guide

Everything you need to get started

Rebecca Pavel avatar
Written by Rebecca Pavel
Updated over 2 years ago

What you need to know

Welcome to the MIND Methodology™. This article introduces:

  • Logging in to the platform

  • Resetting your password

  • Basic navigation including:

    • Accessing Action Items

    • Accessing meetings

    • Accessing plans (including MINs + Drivers)

Key terms

  • Navigation Bar: Located at the top of the screen, the navigation bar is where you find tabs to access meetings, Action Items, Plans, and Drivers.

  • Meetings Drawer: This is where you access all of your meetings. The drawer is personalized to the individual, meaning you only see meetings in which you participate.

  • Action Items Drawer: This is where you access all of your action items. The drawer is personalized to the individual meaning you only see action items assigned to you.

  • Plan: Plans house the Most Important Number (MIN), Drivers, and the Key Performance Indicator (KPI) scoreboard. There is always a top-level plan for the organization. There can also be sub-plans for each department and team.

  • The Most Important Number (MIN): The Most Important Number is the one Key Performance Indicator, above all others, that measures the success of that Plan. It aligns the team to a common outcome. The MIN is visible on the main Plans page.

  • Driver: Drivers are the categories of work that can be leveraged to improve the MIN. Drivers represent all the work your team can do and is where you make decisions on what work to do to improve the MIN.

  • Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Scoreboard: The KPI scoreboard is where you find all the KPIs for a plan.

Making it happen

Login to your ETW page

  • If you have not already, you will receive an auto-generated email from ETW (check your spam folder) with a link to create your password and access the platform

  • If you did not receive the email or need assistance, contact your ETW representative

  • Logging in requires:

    • The Company ID (autogenerated from the link in the welcome email)

    • Your username (first.last)

    • Your password

  • If you forgot your password select Forgot login information to reset it

Once logged in, there are four primary elements to the platform;

  • Plans and MINs

  • Drivers

  • Action Items

  • Meetings

all of which are accessed from the navigation bar at the top of the screen.

Navigation Bar. Plans, the Most Important Number MIN, Drivers, Action Items, Meetings

The following videos provide a detailed introduction to navigating the ETW platform.

Meetings and Action Items

Plans, the Most Important Number, and Drivers

Overview of the Most Important Number and Drivers

For more detail on the MIND Methodology download the Playbook


Pro-Tip

The ETW platform is optimized for the Google Chrome browser. Sometimes, when new features are released, it is helpful to clear the cache in Chrome to ensure all the new functionality works as intended.

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