When your KPIs are "velocity" and your measurements of that KPI are duly myopic, then all your local incentives are best served by the fastest random walk to no

When your KPIs are "velocity" and your measurements of that KPI are duly myopic, then all your local incentives are best served by the fastest random walk to nowhere in-particular. I've observed this most pathologically at organizations running the "hyper growth" playbook.