Want to hire, evaluate, and collaborate more effectively? The same design principles that are changing how we think about products and services can improve our talent management. Iris Bohnet, author of What Works and Professor of Behavioral Economics at Harvard University, tells us how.

In this interview, Bohnet shares fast and inexpensive ways we can de-bias our organizations. She pinpoints how simple improvements can provide big gains for managers and employees.

In our conversation, we talk about:

How behavioral design can help us hire and retain the best talent

Why interviews are a poor predictor of future performance

How work sample tests ensure better hiring

How blind employee screening widens opportunities for job candidates

What we can learn from how orchestras hire musicians

Why we need to stop holding group interviews

The challenges of employee self-evaluation

Why we need gender-neutral language in job descriptions

Why diverse groups are more effective and less enjoyable

What critical mass does for groups and organizations

How tokenism can overshadow expertise

The important role political correctness plays in resetting norms

How acting differently - or watching others act differently - can change behavior

Episode Links

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