The individual contributor feels production pressure from their manager.
The manager feels production pressure from their director.
The director feels production pressure from their vice president.
The vice president feels production pressure from their C-level executive.
The C-level executive feels production pressure from the CEO.
The CEO feels production pressure from the board of directors.
The board of directors feels production pressure from investment funds, who are the major shareholders.
And what about the managers of these investment funds? They feel production pressure to provide good returns so that customers will continue to invest. Many of their customers happen to hold shares of the fund in their retirement accounts. Customers such as … the individual contributor.
And the circle of production pressure is complete.
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