Question- How many narcissists does it take to screw in a light bulb? Answer- One, to hold the bulb still while the world revolves around him. Psychology is not a joke, but folks who buy snake oil prescriptions ( read management tools) without critical inquiry convert it into one. The internet and HR technology have […]
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Why Do New Executives Fail The failure rate of new Executives is approximately 50%, largely due to an inability to lead others (Hogan and Kaiser, 2005). On average, nearly 30% of Standard and Poor 500 CEOs are dismissed annually and the tenure average is approximately 5 years (The Conference Board, 2015). In a study done by Ulrike Malmendier, assistant professor of
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How do you decide on a an Assessment instrument . I would consider the following 5 factors. Productivity increase and the cost of assessment Competency Supply and the False Positive & False Negative Trade-off Validity Reliability Assessment Experience Productivity Increase and the the cost of Assessment The basis of Assessment is to differentiate between the
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The Triarchic model of Intelligence we discussed in Intelligence 101 can be linked to Performance Categories Task Performance- Directly linked to Analytical Intelligence or Problem solving- this is the easiest to check as it is a function of knowledge gained thru academics or experience. Contextual Performance is linked to Practical Intelligence , as it includes
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In early 1700’s a controversy shook the very foundations of science community in Europe- “Leibniz and Newton had independently developed a branch of mathematics called Calculus, which underlies most of modern physics. Although we now know that Newton discovered Calculus years before Leibniz, he published his work much later. A major row ensued over who
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