Indicator

One major topic that afternoon was the plan to identify some indicators that reflect how well each individual unit is performing.

A friendly creature from Neptune tried to explain the whole idea and reassured lay persons (like me) that the project was not meant for resource allocation, with very simple reasons:

• If more money is given to those not performing well (so that they could improve), no one would have the incentive to do excel.
• However, if they reward the winners, it may end up a vicious cycle; those who lag behind would never be able to catch up.

“Then, what’s the purpose of all these?” You may ask.

“We put it up so that centers could compare themselves with each other and identify areas for further improvement. In other words, we try to set up for you guys some benchmarks.” They explained.

I woke up on that very last word and had a few jerks.

God, how could I have nightmare during day-dreaming!?