I’ve been in organisations that worked that way. I don’t recommend it. The reality is that you either have explicit targets or they’re implicit. But as soon as you ask “how are we doing?” it’s good to have some facts you can use to find out. Otherwise, whoever shouts the loudest gets their way.
There can be alternatives to this neoliberal realism. As I’ve already said, many societies have thrived without targets. Part of the enslavement is that they convince us that there’s no other option: everything reduced to finances, numbers, metrics. Neverending.
I’ve been in organisations that worked that way. I don’t recommend it. The reality is that you either have explicit targets or they’re implicit. But as soon as you ask “how are we doing?” it’s good to have some facts you can use to find out. Otherwise, whoever shouts the loudest gets their way.
There can be alternatives to this neoliberal realism. As I’ve already said, many societies have thrived without targets. Part of the enslavement is that they convince us that there’s no other option: everything reduced to finances, numbers, metrics. Neverending.