... or treat and think of your employees as human beings who sometimes are more productive than usual and sometimes less productive than usual, but on average perform "well enough".

If companies aim for maximum, minimum and average to trace one flat line across diagrams visualizing some kind of performance metrics, then us humans will never ever live up to those expectations.

How to you put that in a pivot table you add to your slide deck? If it can't be measured it has no value.

Somehow that's the last thing anyone ever wants to try.

Even better is the hypocrisy.

"We value your autonomy! We know studies say happy, autonomous workers perform better!"

Proceeds to stifle autonomy by invading your privacy in whatever way is legal or difficult to prove illegal.

Lies are our most inexpensive resource. Use them wherever possible.

So... Making clear the goal isn't performance.

Has worked for me. I expect that to continue.

Consideration due is consideration given.

Put another way: people care exactly as much as they are cared about.

Costs too much. Fear is cheaper.