Too many priorities, not enough KPIs...

Описание: In this episode of Under the Hood, we unpack a dangerous paradox:
• The more “strategic priorities” you give your team, the less strategic focus you actually get.
• The more you tie compensation to narrow KPIs, the higher the probability of manipulation.

Research featured in Harvard Business Review shows a hard truth:
When bonuses are tightly linked to specific targets, especially threshold-based rewards, managers are significantly more likely to cross ethical lines.

Not because they’re bad people.
Because incentives shape behavior.

We break down:
• Why 7 “top priorities” means zero real priority
• Why 1 single KPI is an invitation to gaming the system
• How compensation structures can unintentionally drive unethical decisions
• The behavioral economics behind bonus-induced distortion
• Real cases like Wells Fargo and Volkswagen
• Why focus + balanced KPI tension + clean incentive architecture = sustainable high performance

You’ll also get a practical framework to audit:
1. Strategic project overload
2. KPI imbalance
3. Ethical risk embedded in bonus design

High performance is not about motivation speeches.
It’s about system architecture.

If you’re a CEO, founder, or executive designing targets and incentives, this episode may change how you think about performance forever.

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