KPI (Key Performance Indicator)
Quantitative metric used to measure performance.
KPIs differ from OKRs in that they're ongoing operational metrics, not time-boxed goals. Good KPIs are few, leading, and tied to a single owner.
The trap: vanity KPIs (page views, applications received) that go up without business impact. Replace with conversion-and-quality pairs: applications & offer-accept rate; sign-ups & activation rate; pipeline volume & close rate.
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Annual reviews don't work — the meta-analyses are unanimous. The alternative isn't 'no reviews', it's continuous, lightweight, structured feedback. Here's the cadence and the tooling.
Periodic structured assessment of employee performance.
We're hiring a Software Engineer to ship customer-facing features end to end. You'll work in a small, senior team that ships, owns its outcomes, and treats teammates and candidates with respect.
Twenty structured interview questions for Software Engineer roles, mixing behavioural, technical, situational, and values. Score 1–5 per question, calibrate independently before debate.
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