Monthly Archives: June 2009

Technical Ability is No Guarantee of Success

Posted on June 25, 2009 by johanna

I just read Most Likely to Succeed: How do we hire when we can’t tell who’s right for the job? by Malcolm Gladwell. He talks about how a football recruiter agonized over his decisions: …“This guy threw lasers, he could … Continue reading →

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Non-Competes Can Hurt Your Hiring

Posted on June 22, 2009 by johanna

In yesterday’s Boston Globe there was an article, Start-ups stifled by noncompetes, which had a wonderful quote (go to the second page): Luckily, we have an academic here in Massachusetts who has dedicated the past few years to looking at … Continue reading →

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Handshakes are Important

Posted on June 2, 2009 by johanna

When I was about 8 or 9, my father taught me to shake hands. “No limp  fish!” he explained as he taught me to grip the other person’s hand making sure our thumbs met. (I really hate it when men … Continue reading →

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