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Psychology · 19 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
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19 min
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“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.”

— Jerry Z. Muller, The Tyranny of Metrics

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.

About the author

Jerry Z. Muller

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