Dear Bob ...In "Nailing IT Governance," (Keep the Joint Running, August 7, 2006) you said,> So it is with IT governance. Give the members of the executive > committee a similar choice -- everyone gets the same small benefit, or > everyone gets more benefit, but it's distributed unequally -- and most > will prefer the former.Is this a special case? Studies show that most people believe themselve Dear Bob …In “Nailing IT Governance,” (Keep the Joint Running, August 7, 2006) you said,> So it is with IT governance. Give the members of the executive > committee a similar choice — everyone gets the same small benefit, or > everyone gets more benefit, but it’s distributed unequally — and most > will prefer the former. Is this a special case? Studies show that most people believe themselves to be above average. It follows that most people would believe that they will be the recipient of the larger share of the benefit.Or would people believe out of suspicion that they would be more likely to receive the smaller share of the benefit?And am I abnormal for thinking that benefit could possibly be allocated fairly based upon the value of the unit to the company, its mission and goals, and the bottom line? – Fair and balancedDear Foxy …Most people think they’re above average. For that matter, 2/3 of CEOs think their IT department is above average. Go figure. That doesn’t mean most people think they’re being treated fairly. Quite the opposite, I’d say. In my non-random-sample experience, lots of people say something along the lines of, “I bust my hump every day, and my PHB has no idea of what I deliver to the organization.”It’s right in line with the well-publicized findings a few years ago that there’s an inverse correlation between self-assessments and objective assessments.Last thought: Who said anyone wants a system that’s fair? I want a system that gives the advantage to me! – Bob Technology Industry