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How to Create Remarkable Teams PART 2 – Collaboration

Ask Atma

E.g. take a team of developers to tour an abattoir, take the human resource team to a museum exhibit on ancient Egypt, or take legal on an outing to a flower show. 2010), and even looking into the impact of facial features (DeBruine, Lisa, 2002). Engages workers more constructively when the organization faces challenges.

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The Problem with Using Personality Tests for Hiring

Harvard Business Review

Sara Rynes, Amy Colbert, & Kenneth Brown conducted a study in 2002 to determine whether the beliefs of HR professionals were consistent with established research findings on the effectiveness of various HR practices. According to a 2011 NBC News article , the use of personality assessments are on the rise, growing as much as 20% annually.

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Moneyball and the Talent Mismatch Facing Business

Harvard Business Review

When I first read Moneyball: The Art of Winning An Unfair Game (the book that inspired the movie that opened this past weekend), I was struck by the similarities of the challenges that General Manager Billy Beane faced in 2002 to those that business employers face as they try to achieve the best returns on their talent investments.