> And most importantly, there was no immediate story for the team’s PM to make a promotion case through fixing this issue other than “it’s scientifically the right thing to do and could lead to better models for some other team.” No incentive meant no action taken.
Oof!
But in a cut throat environment, you can't afford to not move the corporate metrics in quarterly reviews. Otherwise you will get pipped or fired
sounds like late stage capitalism
If you're going to sell T shirts, then sure, have quarterly goals.
The predictable unit production/sales way of management works for duplicatable, repeatable goods.
The issue provided in the example is about helping other teams out without an expectation of a reward, not about short term vs long term gains.
Yes. Because with socialism and communism the management cares about everyone’s benefits and not their own skin?