Practice MBA

"A straightforward yet under-appreciated fact about instruction is that smart people make good teachers." Plus, "the right number of interviews per candidate" is four. - http://theatln.tc/1YqmczC

The Science of Smart Hiring Hiring is hard. But tests, deliberate systems, and the wisdom of crowds can help.

Equal air-time and empathy for the things happening in one another's lives (there you have it: the hallmark of a successful team), c/o Yalies and Julia Rozovsky - http://nyti.ms/1TBWckw

What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team New research reveals surprising truths about why some work groups thrive and others falter.

There will be much good commentary about this article. The key issue remains whether all the things that should be celebrated about Amazon, particularly its efforts to "resist the forces he [Mr. Bezos] thought sapped businesses over time — bureaucracy, profligate spending, lack of rigor" can exist in steady state with a less edgy, more collaborative environment that doesn't remind one of 'Survivor'... - http://nyti.ms/1gKJTmk

Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace The company is conducting an experiment in how far it can push white-collar workers to get them to achieve its ever-expanding ambitions.