This article builds on a mixed metaphor to ask, "in the arena of work, are we putting on a superstar performance? And if not, why not?" It's mixed because it compares, on the one hand, average performance, as demonstrated in international skills testing, and superstar performance, as demonstrated in... what? There's no analogy for a Stanley Cup in this article for individual or small team performance, which is (typically) where you find excellence. From where I sit, Canada has no shortage of excellence. As always, though, is in supporting everyone else where you find the strength in a nation (or a workforce, whatever). And while "the gap between high and low performers was shown to be smaller and more consistent than in many OECD countries," it remains concerning that "the proportion of people performing at the lowest levels in these three critical areas also remains higher than desired." Or to put it in the language of educators: lifting a person from a D to a C makes a lot more difference than lifting a person from a B to an A.
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