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Word: dersonnel (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1961-1961
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...reason is that smart gamesters do not always score high as real-life executives-and vice versa. Boston's John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. puts its 225 district managers (salary range: $14,000 to $60.000) through a two-day game, and some of them, says a Hancock Dersonnel man, make "horrifying" decisions in play. Hancock uses the "In-30x" game: each player is given 100 typical memos, letters and records, then must act on every one. What to do for a clerk celebrating her 25th anniversary with the company? (Wise answer: Send her a cake with 25 candles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Management: Gamesmanship for Real | 9/8/1961 | See Source »

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