If Work Was Like America's Biggest Loser

I had the opportunity to watch America's Biggest Loser the other night and I was fascinated by the contestant elimination system.

For those of you that have not seen the show it is about weigh loss in a competitive environment and it culminates in one "loser" who loses the most percentage of original body weight. For those of you that know me, you realize that I will not qualify as a participant on the show.

The fascination comes from a process that the two people who lose the least amount of weight fall below a yellow line and then a single participant is voted off by the remaining contestants.

Imagine for a moment, a workplace in which the poorest performers during a period of time were below a yellow line. A team meeting was conducted and then one of the poor performers were voted off the team.

It makes you wonder about the value of public disclosure of performance factors and the competitive nature that exists in most people when challenged.