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Scott took it too literally. See also how the broader rationalist community took issue with Sam Kriss for inventing a not-obviously-fake historical figure. The
by orthoxerox 8mo ago
Scott took it too literally. See also how the broader rationalist community took issue with Sam Kriss for inventing a not-obviously-fake historical figure.
The biggest takeaway for me is that you shouldn't expect to succeed as a manager by meeting (or exceeding) KPIs. It's about as effective as being a "nice guy" and expecting intimacy in return.
The KPIs are there for assigning blame, not for identifying key personnel. You can game them to increase your compensation if you are already doing something that an even bigger manager finds useful and important. Conversely, you can get away with half-assing every official performance indicator as long as you keep delivering the real thing.
- hammock 7mo agoThat’s a good takeaway and if anyone doubts you just think about how you set “goals” in the HR system every year during annual review time , vs. what your boss talks to you about
- markus_zhang 7mo agoJust curious what’s the definition of “success” here? Getting promoted and getting a better compensation?
- orthoxerox 7mo agoAnd self-actualization, if you're into that.
- markus_zhang 7mo agoYeah that's definitely a big success.
- wging 7mo ago> Scott took it too literally He does say in section (I): > I was particularly told to “take it as literally as possible”
- orthoxerox 7mo agoHe shouldn't have taken this advice literally either.