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Seeing execs mistake activity for progress in quarterly reviews
Tbh I keep noticing leaders pack their board slides with busy work like 'held 15 stakeholder calls' but skip the actual outcomes. Last quarter a VP bragged about '100% meeting attendance' while their project missed every deadline. Has anyone else found a way to get your team to focus on results instead of just looking busy?
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abby_king221mo ago
Oh MAN this drives me UP the wall. I literally watched a guy list "sent 500 emails" as a key result last quarter. Like cool but your actual project is three months behind. Try asking your team what they actually ACHIEVED versus what they just showed up for.
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marymorgan1mo ago
People get too worked up about this stuff honestly. A lot of these metrics are just for show to make managers feel like they measured something. As long as the work actually gets done in the end, I don't see the harm in padding out a quarterly report a little.
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