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The calamity of the information age is that the toxicity of data increases much faster than its benefits.

The Bed of Procrustes

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

There’s a Dutch phrase that captures this duality beautifully: “kissing up, kicking down.” Although takers tend to be dominant and controlling with subordinates, they’re surprisingly submissive and deferential toward superiors. When takers deal with powerful people, they become convincing fakers. Takers want to be admired by influential superiors, so they go out of their way to charm and flatter. As a result, powerful people tend to form glowing first impressions of takers.

Give and Take

Adam M. Grant Ph.D.

A second analytics challenge is to focus less on information about HR and more on information about how HR will deliver stakeholder and business results.

Victory Through Organization

Dave Ulrich, David Kryscynski, Wayne Brockbank, Mike Ulrich

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