If you speak with executives, you'll find that the explicit game is not the real game. In other words: if you find yourself being measured by the official mea

If you speak with executives, you'll find that the explicit game is not the real game. In other words: if you find yourself being measured by the official measures, you are already losing. It's easy to be cynical about this, but it's a universal truth, even outside of work life. Knowing the difference between the official game and the game actually being is part of being competent at whatever it is you're doing. Often, the real game is better, healthier and more productive than the two-dimensional rulebook you're given.