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hegemonicon on Oct 27, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: As a Manager: What I value in developers

A meta-analysis of 85 years worth of studies on the subject places IQ as the best predictor (conscientiousness comes in 4th)

See here: http://bobsutton.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/10/selecting-tal...

etherael on Oct 28, 2009 [–]

Interesting contrast.

Short term view: Superficial markers of success are most highly valued.

But in the long run: Intellectual power matters most.

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