It's even worse, though. Setting concrete, achievable goals, and tying those to performance reviews creates perverse incentives. It encourages setting easy goal

It's even worse, though. Setting concrete, achievable goals, and tying those to performance reviews creates perverse incentives. It encourages setting easy goals because you know you can achieve them, and it discourages emergent teamwork when it doesn't match your goals. Someone comes to you asking for help with something? Sorry, can't help, it's not part of the goals I set at the beginning of the year. Stretch project that will improve your skills and unlock a lot of value for your employer? Sorry, I might not succeed, best stick to the goals I've set that I know I can achieve.