What data analysis can't capture

1. BY PRIYA MALHOTRA
MADRAS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

3. There’s a saying in the sciences, “Statistics
means never having to say you are certain.”
In any massive data analysis, there will be
random correlations that look “significant”
but actually are noise, not signal.

4. A manager can force his people to work hard to meet
quarterly targets, for example, while destroying the
emotional climate that sustains the life-blood of any
organization.
Managers who focus too much on performance at the
expense of people can be ruinous to the organization over
the long term.

7. Using an outcome parameter
like an executive’s earnings
performance, while ignoring
his role as a boss and his
impact on the morale, loyalty,
focus, and stress levels of his
direct reports, may result in a
false indication of who’s really
the best boss.

8. The biggest objection comes is that the strongest
predictor of a person’s future behavior is their
past performance itself. And that performance
gets evaluated best by people who know that
person well.

9. Managers should try to make cordial relations with all his
or her subordinates as well as superiors. A healthy
working environment opens room for good performance
and is a key to success for the organization as a whole.
Forcing people to work without taking into consideration
their morale and spirit can turn the table upside down and
adversely impacts the organizational performance.