SETTING THE BAR

An important quality in a leader is the art of setting a standard of quality that is both satisfactory for the team as a whole and realistically attainable by individual members.

If you set it too low, the work quality is not going to be what it could be or what it should be.

If I come to work every day knowing that I can't ever suffer any negative consequences no matter how much I botched my job the day before, it's gonna be very hard for me to strive for excellence.

But if you set it too high, people are going to stop trying to attain it.

If I give you 98% and all you do is complain that you didn't get 99%, soon I'm gonna stop making that extra effort to make you happy.

Be smart, set the bar high, but keep it clearable.