[lostcolony]

Well, that's just it, the fact that underperformers aren't recognized is also a symptom of the process, and the fix is fixing the process, not throwing away the process.

Every problem is organizational, even those caused by individuals, because it's the organization's job to recognize and remove those individuals where appropriate.

[lev99]

In a bad organization many people that would perform to satisfactory levels begin to underperform. One signal of this is when individual responsibility is removed from the equation.

I enjoy organizations where individual's expectations are clearly defined, and I prefer if there are consequences for missing those expectations because I feel like it increases the reliability of the team.