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		sowbug on April 21, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Heart surgeons refuse difficult operations to avoi... The version I've heard might be a corollary: if you measure it, it will improve. The subtext is that the system won't improve; rather, something in the system will be sacrificed to improve the metric. The end result (usually quality) won't improve.

danzig13 on April 21, 2018 [–]

At best it probably only identifies the people to replace.

sowbug on April 21, 2018 | [–]

Which is often another misguided response: https://deming.org/explore/red-bead-experiment

danzig13 on April 21, 2018 | | [–]

The measure can help you identify those willing workers by how the react to it though.

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