Ever since I was a young kid, I have been confronted with the competitive mind of lots of the people around me (this is probably the reason why I have a competitive nature myself). I found it normal that I tried to be best at school, best in doing sports, best at the scouts. And I was proud when I was "the best" or at least among the bests ...
I have discovered that also in business envrionment, people (and organizations) are trying hard to be the best, or at least to be recognized as such. This probably explains why "elections", "nominations" and "rankings" are so popular also in business environments. If you just see the number of people attending the "manager of the year", the number of votes for "CIO of the year", or the publicity awards like Data News Awards get ... then one can only conclude that "being the best" is really driving people.
In any management book you can read about the importance of "recognition". Being "nominated" or "elected" is a pure form of recognition and for most people a recognition of their performance and achievement. So let's not get rid of all the "top" lists, "awardcompetitions" and " elections". It is important for people, also in business.
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