Loyalty
Loyalty measures whether members choose the squad when life expands. The test is simple: when someone gets a new partner, a new job, or moves to a new city, do they still make space for the original squad? High loyalty creates a sense of safety and permanence. Low loyalty makes the group feel conditional and fragile, and members begin to hedge their investment because they expect the group to eventually dissolve. Loyalty measures whether members choose the squad when life expands. It is the metric that quietly holds every other metric up, and it is the one most easily taken for granted until it is gone. The test for loyalty is simple: when a member gets a new partner, a new job, a new city, or a new friend group, do they still make space for the original squad? High loyalty… A healthy loyalty score looks like this: Members introduce new partners to the group within weeks, not months. Warning signs include the group quietly loses a member every time someone gets a new partner, and members who move away fade out within months rather than re-engaging. The single most effective improvement: Introduce new partners to the squad within the first month, not after a year. Loyalty is one of 5 squad health metrics, alongside Reliability and Fun Factor. Take the squad audit to see your group's score.