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You don't need to know someone personally to be able to discern whether their work is high quality or not. The idea of a meritocracy is that it's what they do, not who they are.

When it comes to work, there is a fear factor around meritocracy. People are afraid of being openly judged. However, when you know what you are being measured against, it's empowering.

There's some way in which we would prefer not to see very clearly the immense gifts and intelligence of some of the people who live in our most abject conditions. Maybe there are some things at work in deciding who gets to be society's winners and who gets to be society's losers that don't have to do with merit.

In the workplace, employees should be judged on their merit and hard work and not on aspects that are irrelevant to their performance.

Some people displease with merit, and others' very faults and defects are pleasing.

When it comes to meritocracy and diversity, the symbolic is real. And that means that simple actions that reduce bias, such as blind resume or application screening, are a double win: they reduce implicit bias and they help communicate our commitment to meritocracy.

I am a believer in people succeeding on merit.

The bottom line is that any business should be a meritocracy. The best and brightest. Period.

It's not a meritocracy until everyone starts with the same opportunities, is it?

Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters.