Even the best employee can’t overcome exceptionally crappy systems

In Crappy People vs Crappy Systems, Bob Sutton notes:

“Sure, people matter a lot, but as my colleague Jeff Pfeffer puts it, some systems are so badly designed that when smart people with a great track record join them, it seems as if a “brain vacuum” is applied, and they turn incompetent.”

I tend to be a person that believes that the quality of the talent you hire is a pretty good indicator of future success, however he does have a point. Good people can do only so much in a bad situation. At some point, the situation (system, software, or what have you) needs to be addressed head on.

[via Future Tense]

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