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The challenge is then you lose accountability, and the ability for people to work on what they are weak at.

• golemotron 12y ago
  There's a good argument that we shouldn't attempt to work on our weaknesses but that we should work on our strengths instead. I don't have a link but I've seen reference to this in research about performance reviews.
  • mathattack 12y ago
    I've seen similar. I kind of view it as "A couple As and a couple Cs are better than all Bs" The one caveat is that you don't want any Fs. For example, to be a great programmer, you don't need to be a great English writer, but if you can't communicate at all, your work will suffer. There's a minimum level after which it's better to focus on programming. If you're a great accountant, you don't need to be a master of spreadsheets, but you need to be good enough to get the job done.