Written Assignment Questions:
Case analysis - Chapter 9 Bridgewater Associates
Bridgewater Associates Case Questions - Please answer below three Case questions on textbook Chapter 9, p. 309.
9.1. Picture being in a meeting at Bridgewater - one where attendees are rating one another using the Dot Collector. What would you like about that process? What would you dislike about that process?
9.2. Do you agree with the notion that a person's rating history on personality traits can be used to create a "believability" index? And do you agree that the views of more "believable" people should be given more weight during decisions?
9.3. Should more organizations create these sorts of continually updated baseball cards? Is there something about the nature of the investment business that makes it more suited to this sort of approach?
Article. Emotional intelligence helps build inclusive workplaces by Paul BergeronLinks to an external site.
Article. If you want to make it big in tech, these are the skills you really need by Owen HughesLinks to an external site.
We study three different dimensions of ability in chapter 10. The above two articles emphasize the importance of emotional ability.
Question 1.In your opinion,which will be the most important ability that employers are looking for? Cognitive? Emotional? or Physical? All three? Why? Please share examples of why that ability (or those abilities) is (are) important.
Question 2.Do you think there can be many differences in emphasizing certain abilities before and after the pandemic? Yes? No? Why?
Question 3.The above articles emphasize emotional intelligence (emotional ability) as an important skill in organizations. (a) Should employers provide any emotional intelligence training? Why? Why not? (b) Have you experienced any type of training for emotional intelligence? Was it effective? (or not)? Any suggestions to employers? (c) If you do not have any training experience, what type of training will benefit employees?