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The NFL Draft as a Predictor of Success (Round 3)
We made a few posts last year about the NFL and whether or not draft order is related to productivity. The core issue for us was a claim Malcolm Gladwell repeatedly asserted that the draft order of NFL quarterbacks (QBs) … Continue reading
Gladwell vs Pinker
I’ll admit I’m in a curmudgeonly mood because I feel like I’m wasting time writing about something so obvious. But we’ve been implicated in a strange argument that erupted in the blogosphere last week, so I’m compelled to write a … Continue reading
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Gladwell’s New Yorker Article on Hiring
In my last post I compared a speech given by Malcolm Gladwell in the spring to the content of his new book Outliers, and wondered what had happened to the employee selection angle he had promised in the speech. Well, … Continue reading
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The Wonderlic as a Predictor of Performance in the NFL
This Saturday is the NFL draft, which means that NFL scouts have spent the past months going over 40-yard dash times and college game tapes, and fans have debated which prospect would be the best fit for their team. It … Continue reading
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