This segment critiques the common practice of promoting based on short-term impact, highlighting the disconnect between recognizing long-term contributions and the reality of performance reviews focusing on recent achievements. The speaker uses Jeff Bezos's anecdote to illustrate how impactful work often takes years to yield results, yet credit is given to those who reap the benefits later. This discrepancy leads to a system where individuals are rewarded for short-term gains rather than long-term strategic contributions. Impact-based promotions are flawed. Credit often goes to those reaping benefits of past work, not the original contributors. Focusing solely on easily achieved goals ("getting things done") avoids challenging work. A better system needs to consider both long-term impact and the difficulty of achieving goals.