tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post7578625904752003222..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Risk, Moneyball, LeadershipSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-92152866047286603072012-12-17T10:42:05.510-05:002012-12-17T10:42:05.510-05:00I really like the "Fail early; Correct fast&q...I really like the "Fail early; Correct fast" bullet point, which I interpret to mean that those assistant professors who "just aren't working out," i.e., seem headed to the lowest quintile of performance 20 years out, get jettisoned early -- before the whole tenure committee rigamorale (5 to 8 years out!). Do tenure committees really think that some who doesn't make Glenn Sullivannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-11132639442643539222012-12-16T09:10:02.118-05:002012-12-16T09:10:02.118-05:00The slide says "Shift SOME hiring ..." -...The slide says "Shift SOME hiring ..." -- SOME, not ALL. We're talking about marginal dollars here, not the bulk of hiring. Also, you have to remember what my portfolio (Research) is, as opposed to a dean, who has responsibility for training undergraduates, etc. MSU has historically been run along the lines you seem to favor, but the goal now is to increase research intensity here. steve hsuhttp://duende.uoregon.edu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-11020632077170252312012-12-16T07:38:28.893-05:002012-12-16T07:38:28.893-05:00I heard this policy announced by deans every year ...I heard this policy announced by deans every year for the 37 years I served on faculties. It is a good plan for a pure research institute like the Battelle Memorial Institute without academic programs; it is potentially disastrous for colleges and universities.<br /><br />The main problem facing colleges and universities is maintaining the completeness of their academic programs. This means that Robert Sykesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-87544879126516744162012-12-15T18:55:01.375-05:002012-12-15T18:55:01.375-05:00In your system researchers might be efficiently pr...In your system researchers might be efficiently priced throughout the seniority range, but here I think there is an arb. Beginning profs and senior profs are correctly priced, but often universities don't, as my trader friends would say, bid back properly against offers for people in the, e.g., 4-8 year seniority range.steve hsuhttp://duende.uoregon.edu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-35777110795707936012012-12-15T18:48:54.952-05:002012-12-15T18:48:54.952-05:00Here in Aus we hire pretty much equally across the...Here in Aus we hire pretty much equally across the ranks. I don't really know why the US is stuck on the model where the vast majority of hires are at the assistant prof level and there are relatively few moves after people get tenure.David Sternnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-82956085733859679222012-12-14T19:49:57.637-05:002012-12-14T19:49:57.637-05:00If your team knows how you think they can anticipa...If your team knows how you think they can anticipate what kind of evidence you will want, what your decision is likely to be, etc. That let's them plan better and wastes less effort. If everyone knows that decisions will be made rationally according to transparent metrics, there will be less BS and positioning. There are lots of crazy things happening in any big org, and it's good for steve hsuhttp://duende.uoregon.edu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-30547061294091760072012-12-14T17:43:22.465-05:002012-12-14T17:43:22.465-05:00I would like to know more about what you were thin...I would like to know more about what you were thinking when you wrote the leadership slide.David Coughlinhttp://twitter.com/dscoughlinnoreply@blogger.com