My numbers were down this quarter because I slowed a course to make sure people actually got it. A year ago that dip would have rattled me. Now I measure my work by who walks out changed, not by how many finished, and I could defend that in the review without flinching.
More people experience this than they realize.
Measuring your work by who people become rather than by what they complete.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.