This idea resembles the election of brigadirs (work brigade leaders) in a kolkhoz. It requires that the production is collectivised/nationalised, or at least t

This idea resembles the election of brigadirs (work brigade leaders) in a kolkhoz. It requires that the production is collectivised/nationalised, or at least that the private ownership is nominal in nature, because owner cannot effectively direct work. It did work to some extent in agriculture prior to mechanisation, when much of the work was manual, but it is hard to see how this would be possible e.g. in high-tech industry, where even the fundamental nature of "capital" and "means of production" are different.