Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?

As an hiring manager lot of time you are faced with a dilemma that of selecting a lovable fool or the competent jerk? Here is a great Harvard Business Review excerpt that suggests that the decision is complicated. By HBS professor Tiziana Casciaro and Duke University’s Miguel Sousa Lobo. Click at the below link to read the article.

Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?

 

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