Title adapted because it seemed too specific to the original context.
If you’ve spent any time in the corporate world you’ve surely encountered Goodhart’s Law. Named after British economist Charles Goodhart, it is typically described as "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure." In other words, as soon as you turn a metric into a goal, its usefulness decreases. This is not an argument against measurement, but a warning about how the act of measuring can change perceptions, incentives, and, most importantly, actions
Title adapted because it seemed too specific to the original context.
Title adapted because it seemed too specific to the original context.