> Better try to reduce variance by bringing the other people up, which requires much more involved management than just giving more money to the ones with the h

> Better try to reduce variance by bringing the other people up, which requires much more involved management than just giving more money to the ones with the high numbers. yes, bringing people up that are not doing as well, has in my (anecdotal of course) experience, resulted in huge overall gains for all-round team performance (people share info with each other, help each other, are more motivated etc) i would add, that unfortunately, the trend seems to be in the opposite direction...