LXer: How to keep a meritocracy in check
 

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Of all the concepts we associate with open organizations today, meritocracy might be the most complicated, complex, and controversial.I remember vividly a conversation that illustrated this for me. Speaking with someone at a banking conference, I suggested that, in organizations wishing to foster cultures of innovation, the best ideas should always win—and that people with the longest history of concrete, successful contributions to an organization should be the ones to decide which ideas are indeed "best."That didn't suit my discussion partner.read more

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