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Trying personalities

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

In their efforts to make effective, efficient hiring and promotion decisions, many companies and consultants have devoted considerable effort to developing sophisticated psychological assessments. It is hoped that such tests can ultimately predict general employment success, or the potential for performance in particular assignments. At the least, responsible managers attempt to use the results of such test to inform their final decisions . . .

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Shooting ourselves in the foot

Monday, April 30, 2007

Amy Joyce, a columnist at the Washington Post, published an item in yesterday’s edition that you all should read. It quotes a fascinating study by the American Association of University Women (AAUW), along with some commentary by a professor who has published on the topic of women and negotiation. . .

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Rhetoric and reality about “our most important resource”

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

The thing about managing is that it seeks out precision. As a result, it tends to avoid matters that can only be determined through judgement, because judgement is decidedly imprecise. Chief among these is what are termed human resources.
We know that our people are important, and we know that we must acknowledge that importance or [...]

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