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		gleb on Aug 5, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Team Compensation by Mary Poppendieck [pdf] The only way to get similar level of contributions from everybody on the team is by getting rid of high-performers or hobbling them.

jon_dahl on Aug 5, 2008 [–]

I think you're right, but I don't think that the merit-based pay described in this article is simply based on the total contribution. The problem was that not everyone on the team could "exceed expectations".

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