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Proxy Metrics

Apr 24, 20261 min read

Quote

A hammer can be used to build a house or bash someone’s head.

~ From Nir in Be a Schedule Builder, Not a to-Do List Maker

Like a hammer, proxy metrics aren’t inherently bad, but they’re most often misused in harmful ways.


Works Consulted

  1. The Fifth Discipline - The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization

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Backlinks

  • Process Compliance Metrics
  • Represent Reality
  • Be a Schedule Builder, Not a to-Do List Maker
  • The Fifth Discipline - The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization

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