Two basic rules of life are: 1) Change is inevitable. 2) Everybody resists change.
What we need to do is learn to work in the system, by which I mean that everybody, every team, every platform, every division, every component is there not for individual competitive profit or recognition, but for contribution to the system as a whole on a win-win basis.
...a person and an organization must have goals, take actions to achieve those goals, gather evidence of achievement, study and reflect on the data and from that take actions again. Thus, they are in a continuous feedback spiral toward continuous improvement. This is what 'Kaizan' means.
All models are wrong; some models are useful.
People are born with intrinsic motivation, self-esteem, dignity, curiosity to learn, joy in learning.
Eliminate numerical quotas, including Management by Objectives.