# FIELD NOTE #037 | The System Is Listening

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Podcast: [Engineering the Intelligent Enterprise](https://stenobird.com/podcast/advances-and-innovations-in-actuation-systems-7727128)
Published: 2026-09-10T11:47:34+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prasad-bhonde6/episodes/FIELD-NOTE-037--The-System-Is-Listening-e3ol5ok
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## Resource

Measurements influence behaviour. Targets influence behaviour. Dashboards influence behaviour. ------ Most organisations believe they are observing performance. They are also teaching it. ------ In this Field Note, we explore a simple but often overlooked dynamic: The moment a metric becomes important, it stops being just a measurement. It becomes an instruction. ------ A reflection on KPIs, dashboards, incentives, organisational learning, and the subtle ways systems adapt to attention. The dashboard may be reporting culture. It may also be creating it. ------ Stay Tuned… Regards, Top Voice Maido & Kon'nichiwa min'na! 👶🏻🧑🏻‍🦱👩🏻‍🦳 Wie Geht's guys? Mir geht's gut!!! ✌️🤘🙌 #Leadership #Management #SystemsThinking #Strategy #WorkplaceCulture

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