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When you can't see someone all day long, the only thing you have to evaluate is the work. A lot of the petty evaluation stats just melt away.

— Jason Fried

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I don't try to try to judge people on performance in one short period of time.

— Henry Samueli

Obviously, stats are important tools, but I think there's something behind those things; somewhere along the way, you've got to try to look inside someone.

— Jerry West

I can evaluate a player in a very short period of time because I'm very close to that game, very educated in that game and played the game for a long, long time. I wasn't just a guy with talent. I learned a lot about the game.

— Kurt Russell

Employees who report receiving recognition and praise within the last seven days show increased productivity, get higher scores from customers, and have better safety records. They're just more engaged at work.

— Tom Rath

I hate tests. It's a really lousy way to judge a person's ability.

— Bill Paxton

I don't pay attention to stats or anything like that. I just pay attention to how I play and the intensity that I play with.

— Austin Seferian-Jenkins

People's attention spans don't run too long these days.

— Daron Malakian

Showing up every day isn't enough. There are a lot of guys who show up every day who shouldn't have showed up at all.

— James Caan

✗Opposing Perspectives

We've got to use every piece of data and piece of information, and hopefully that will help us be accurate with our player evaluation. For us, that's our life blood.

— Billy Beane

The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are.

— Michael Jordan