-I used to work at a large multinational engineering company which was obsessed by mice - meaningless indicators of company efficiency - for a while, it was decided that we should have large, billboard-like displays at every site showing our progress towards various goals.

We had a (stifled) laugh when our designated goal was to increase delivery precision to 70%[], this was illustrated by a large, easy-to-read poster prominently displayed in the lobby where we received customer representatives.

Sigh.

[] After an outsourcing orgy had made our manufacturing facilities crash and burn, much to the surprise of upper-level management)