AI at work · fictional workplace scenes
A draft goal becomes a promised measure
Otto suggests a numerical goal while Ollie prepares for his 1:1. Dana asks him to explore whether the measure reflects the work. The summary records the number as an agreed target, and Margo copies it into the team plan. An example for discussion has become a promise before anyone checks what it measures.
Why it looked good
A number makes the goal look precise. Precision does not establish whether the measure serves the work or whether the target was agreed.
Q1 · What is this really for?
What useful outcome should this goal describe, and would this measure show that outcome?
Q2 · Who decides, and did they?
Who approves the goal and target, and did Dana approve this number or ask Ollie to investigate it?
The next move
Ollie labels the number as a draft, checks what it would measure, and brings the evidence back for a separate goal decision.
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