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False dichotomy. (And I hate the trope that your comment embodied.) But a CEO probably should know enough to know that certain things are not directly measura
by AnimalMuppet 3y ago
False dichotomy. (And I hate the trope that your comment embodied.)
But a CEO probably should know enough to know that certain things are not directly measurable, and should not push their direct reports into trying to directly measure those things. Otherwise the CEO gets meaningless measurements, and then tries to use the meaningless measurements to steer the business.
- jimbokun 3y agoGoogle among other companies have had great success quantifying things that most other companies assumed were not quantifiable.
- jacknews 3y agodo you have any data supporting that their success derives from quantifying everything, rather than just being in the right place at the right time? anecdotally they seem to have had quite a few failures resulting from 'blind measurement'.
- jimbokun 3y agoSorry, I stand corrected. All of Google's success is due to luck, and none of it due to the talent and skill of their people or the decisions they made.