Okay article, but lacking depth, especially in the recommendations of what we can do. > We can carefully design our metrics and think critically about the beha

Okay article, but lacking depth, especially in the recommendations of what we can do. > We can carefully design our metrics and think critically about the behaviors we expect them to incentivize In The Wire, the metrics are carefully designed. Homicide clearance rate is a great, practical metric. Everyone is thinking, very critically, about the behaviors they expect the metrics to incentivize. > We can extend self-awareness and critical thinking to all decisions made within an organization. In The Wire, everyone is very self-aware and thinking very critically about the decisions made within the organization. > We can look beyond metrics by qualifying success and failure. In The Wire, everyone is looking beyond the metrics. The problem with the BPD in The Wire isn't a lack self-awareness and critical thinking. It's that so many people are using their self-awareness and critical thinking to maximize their self-interest rather than the mission of the organization.