<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A metric is telemetry from a system, not a verdict... > A metric is telemetry from a system, not a verdict on the person or purpose inside it. Responsible measurement asks which behavior produced the number, which behavior the instrument cannot see, and what changed once people learned to optimize for it. A number becomes useful only while its relationship to the mission remains visible. **Source:** [[livestreams/Authenticity and the New Power Structure - Workbook|Authenticity and the New Power Structure]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A metric is telemetry from a system, not a verdict on the person or purpose inside it. Responsible measurement asks which behavior produced the number, which behavior the instrument cannot see, and what changed once people learned to optimize for it. A number becomes useful only while its relationship to the mission remains visible.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-metric-telemetry-system-mission-remains-visible ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->