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The source they're referencing was talking about asking companies to prioritize roles by value creation. Ten percent ended up being roles that didn't exist in t
by bostonpete 7y ago
The source they're referencing was talking about asking companies to prioritize roles by value creation. Ten percent ended up being roles that didn't exist in the organization, but should. Also, the source said 20% were three levels below the CEO (as opposed to the quote above, which says 10% "sit farther down").
I agree this is pretty sloppy writing.
- hn_throwaway_99 7y agoIt's still what I like to call "lie with statistics". Take a topic that is pretty much inherently unmeasurable ("roles by value creation"), and then assign numbers to it in a pseudoscientific attempt to sound like you've done your research.
- kthejoker2 7y agoYou would be amazed at the amount of inherently unmeasurable things The Big 4 can come up with pseudoscientific assessments for measuring.
- tomp 7y agoWell, yeah, I didn't check the original source, which might as well be right (or at least less wrong), but this article is definitely plain wrong. Typo? Maybe, but this is really simple math. I'd be ashamed to publish an article like this...