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Be conscious of [[wikipedia:Goodhart's law|Goodhart's law]].
[[Be intentional, but hold it lightly]]. If you're not clear, up-front, and [[Alignment, not control|aligned]] about your intentions, it's difficult / impossible to assess success or failure.
 
"We tend to overvalue the things we can measure, and undervalue the things we cannot." —John Hayes, CEO of American Express
 
Be conscious of:
 
* [[wikipedia:Goodhart's law|Goodhart's law]] (the measure shifting from an indicator to the goal itself). [[wikipedia:Cobra effect|Cobra effect]] is an example of what can happen.
* [[wikipedia:Hawthorne effect|Hawthorne effect]] (when people know they're being measured, their behavior changes)

Latest revision as of 23:52, 14 September 2021

Be intentional, but hold it lightly. If you're not clear, up-front, and aligned about your intentions, it's difficult / impossible to assess success or failure.

"We tend to overvalue the things we can measure, and undervalue the things we cannot." —John Hayes, CEO of American Express

Be conscious of: