> If you work in an average company who hires average people and you are well above average you quickly risk becoming exactly that.
I liked Steven Covey's 7 Habits take on this much more "Sharpen the Saw." This approach and wording puts all the blame on those around you. That is very good to think your above those around you and that you are above average.
A) Nothing wrong with average half the people are below average
B) Rating someone top 5% is totally a perception unless your in something that can be measured easily (Think fast 100m Dash or the author's bowling)
C) Having hired dozens of people for different jobs I can tell you that my top 5% at higher usually ended up being drama and the one person I just hired because I needed a body ASAP ended up being hands down my best employee. (Look at how Google has changed their hiring practices because hiring is close to impossible to get right, think NCAA Brackets)
D) Self-deception - Everyone believes their kid is above average and self-delusion inflates our own self-assessment. Blaming those around you give you a great out of self-responsibility.
I liked Steven Covey's 7 Habits take on this much more "Sharpen the Saw." This approach and wording puts all the blame on those around you. That is very good to think your above those around you and that you are above average.
A) Nothing wrong with average half the people are below average
B) Rating someone top 5% is totally a perception unless your in something that can be measured easily (Think fast 100m Dash or the author's bowling)
C) Having hired dozens of people for different jobs I can tell you that my top 5% at higher usually ended up being drama and the one person I just hired because I needed a body ASAP ended up being hands down my best employee. (Look at how Google has changed their hiring practices because hiring is close to impossible to get right, think NCAA Brackets)
D) Self-deception - Everyone believes their kid is above average and self-delusion inflates our own self-assessment. Blaming those around you give you a great out of self-responsibility.