Psychology · 20 min
The Tyranny of Metrics
By Jerry Z. Muller
We explore the hidden costs of our obsession with quantitative metrics, revealing how they can distort objectives, hinder true progress, and diminish human judgment, often making us worse at the very things we aim to improve.
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Psychology
Duration
20 min
What it is about
metrics, performance measurement, organizational behavior
Who it is for
Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of metrics, performance measurement, organizational behavior and better judgment in how they apply it.
The author
Jerry Z. Muller brings a credible and useful lens to metrics, performance measurement, organizational behavior, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.
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