Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Personality testing is a $400 million dollar industry and its growing. But some are skeptical about the claims of neutrality that accompany these tests. We look at how the promises and limitations of personality tests like the Myers-Briggs indicators, and ask how useful they are in recruiting employees, evaluating workplace interactions, and the like.
Guests
- Annie Murphy Paul Author of "The Cult of Personality: How Personality Tests are Leading Us to Miseducate Our Children, Mismanage our Companies, and Misunderstand Ourselves (Pub: Free Press)
- Hile Rutledge Managing partner, Otto Kroeger Associates
- Nord Brue Founder and former CEO of Bruegger's Bagel Bakery; Chairman of several boards of various corporations
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