January 17, 2022
Have you ever noticed that being good at your job can feel like winning a pie-eating contest where the prize for winning is more pie?
Humans are maximizers by default: when we see something that works, we tend to go all-in on that strategy to get as much value as possible out of it. It feels reasonable to do the successful thing again, so we’ll pull the lever that got us a win for as long as it continues to win.
As managers and leaders, we have the same tendency: if we have an outstanding performer, our instinct is to give them more work because they did a great job on previous tasks.
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January 17, 2022
