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Hire like Google? For most companies, that’s a bad idea.
Los Angeles Times: Laszlo Bock, the head of human resources at Google, made quite a splash with his announcement last year that the technology firm has changed the way it hires people. Gone are the
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Celtics won’t hit bottom of the league
The Boston Globe: The Celtics beat the once-great Pistons, 118-111, at the Garden Sunday night in front of a hearty sellout crowd. Yowza. In Tankville parlance, we’d call this a 4-point game — in reverse.
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Shortstop Psychology: The Mystery of the Yips
The Huffington Post: Henry Skrimshander is a shortstop and the star of Chad Harbach’s lyrical novel The Art of Fielding. Henry plays for the fictional Westish College, and his flawless defensive play is attracting the
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Rose-Colored Words, but Gray Outcomes
The New York Times: When all the words you hear about the economy are bullish, you may want to run in the other direction. This counterintuitive finding — that positive visions of the future precede
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When Incentives Are Too Enticing
Inc: Management research about incentive pay often focuses on whether or not the tactic works to increase productivity. But what if the promise of a bonus or some other reward works too well? New neuroscience
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Work Engagement: Ironing Out the Details
Disaffected workers are so common in television and movies that they’ve become something of an archetype. Almost every show about working life includes at least one member of the team who would, quite frankly, rather
