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"If you are managing as a group, go for the average" This is a point I strongly disagree with. Just the way some people need fewer hours of sleep than others O
by WisNorCan 9y ago
"If you are managing as a group, go for the average"
This is a point I strongly disagree with. Just the way some people need fewer hours of sleep than others OR some people can run further than others. I have found that people have vastly different ability to focus and personal drive.
Orienting around averages is a terrible way to develop a team and people. It also demotivates people that want to work harder and they end up leaving. Instead of setting an average, create an environment where people can push harder if they want to AND get incremental rewards.
- luispedrocoelho 9y agoOP here. I agree and my phrasing may not have been exact. I meant that if you need to pick a number for a whole group of people, then you look at the average. This can be in the context of industrial production where you have thousands of workers and are forced to have fixed shifts (because you cannot run the assembly line without all the stations filled). Or, in more modern example, a public sector bureaucracy where you cannot be very flexible as these things are negotiated with a union as whole.