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Podcast: The Mind Takeaway Podcast
Episode: The Dark Side of Personality Tests
Description: Humans are so varied and complex that no one phycological test has yet to determine how diverse we are or can even begin to identify your team's strengths.
"We learned through our work supporting leaders that these tests are also not well suited to people outside of western cultures, and they are constructed to be ableist, racist, sexist, and classist."
Timestamps and takeaways
01:43 Some facts and figures about personality tests to date and how it is a $2bn dollar industry, growing by 15% each year.
02:22 Leaders often use them as jumping-off points...