Monday, July 16, 2012

Curve Grading...in the Office?

Teresa Nielsen Hayden reports on a nasty resurgence of an educational policy that's harmful to all students...in the office, yet:

http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/014165.html

Competing to achieve the best results, according to an objective standard, can be helpful; people stop bickering with each other and focus on what they want to accomplish. Competing to achieve a place on a bell curve is disastrous; people are motivated to put less effort into positive achievement whenever it seems easier to sabotage someone else.

What were these managers drinking?

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