This article first appeared in Forbes, August 8, 2016.
"The Surprising Reason You Should Stop Trying To Be So Productive," Jessica Amortegui discusses the ever-present struggle organizations have with the outcomes of categorizing and separating "high potential" from the "strong contributers," an experience many are familiar within hierarchical organizations. Jessica's foundational argument is built upon the research of William Muir, a biologist from Purdue University who studied the production of egg production in two classes of chickens 1) an average producing group and 2) a super chicken group of top egg layers individual selected for their production abilities. Curious as to what this research found and what path this article travels, guess you will have to read the article.
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