The Death Of Personality Tests At Work As We Know Them
Posted on04 Dec 2017
TagsWall Street Journal, Paul Ekman, facial recognition software, Wired Magazine, The New Yorker, The Economist, objective personality tests, emotions, China
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Personality tests at work today mainly consist of surveys. They’re called self-report inventories. They’re popular because one can run many in a... Read More
Why Bad Happens Even When People Aren’t Doing Bad Stuff
Posted on15 May 2017
Tagsemployees, management, motivation, productivity, Wall Street Journal, thermodynamics, Steven Pinker
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Thermodynamics can answer why bad happens even when people aren’t doing bad stuff, more specifically, the second law: In an isolated system... Read More
3 Personal Traits Tainting the Forecasts of Financial Analysts
Investors expect the forecasts of financial analysts about companies to be rooted in data and objectivity. In fact, we often hear that... Read More
Microsoft Did This Simple High Level Act to Change Culture
A simple high level act to change culture has two main attributes. First, it does not need much work. Second, it has... Read More
Why Employers Don’t Fret Over Building Confidence in Employees
Posted on28 Nov 2016
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Confidence is key to success. So, building confidence in employees should be a top priority. It’s not though. If it is, it’s... Read More
Signs of Betrayal at Work by Bosses and Coworkers
Posted on19 Sep 2016
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Betrayal occurs when a supporter cuts you down behind your back. Office politics see bosses and coworkers do this. So, how can... Read More
Having Fun Working, the Big Olympic Tip
Posted on15 Aug 2016
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Many executives see fun as unprofessional. Thus, when employees are having fun working, they aren’t working. Yet, the 2016 Olympics show the... Read More
Decision Making Tips from Google’s Artificial Intelligence
Posted on14 Mar 2016
Tagsbias, Wall Street Journal, Wired Magazine, The Economist, Google, experience, decisions, decision-making process, artificial intelligence
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Go is the most complex strategy game. It surpasses Chess by far. There are more possibilities in a game of Go than... Read More
What Aging Tells Us about Talent at Work
Posted on20 Jul 2015
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“How old are you?” seems a simple question. What aging tells us though is that it is not. People are different, very... Read More
Key Trait in Good Decision Makers
Posted on20 Apr 2015
TagsLian Pleven, Benjamin Graham, Wall Street Journal, consensus, knowledge, emotions, decisions, decision-making process
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Once I asked an executive and his management team five questions about a plan. After a half hour, they had pretty much... Read More
