The Efficiency Paradox - Interview with Edward Tenner

Authored by Edward Tenner

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Interview Insights

Key points that you’ll learn from this interview

• The danger of relying too much on automated resume scans.
• What to watch out for with the “tyranny of metrics” and how to counter it.
• What false positives distort in medical tests and procedures.
• How to recognize when efficiency has been pushed too far and what to do to protect your interests.

Read the Show Notes from this Episode

• 2:18 How Edwards elementary school librarians socialized him into the love of books and the love of reading.
• 2:53 “I’m really an opinion writer and an interpreter.”
• 3:28 “Once people understand the historical background they have more confidence in dealing with the present.”
• 5:09 “You can think of this as a continuous R&D Laboratory.”
• 5:49 “The point of the book is that too much focus on short-term efficiency can make us less efficient in the long run.”
• 6:20 The art of inspired inefficiency
• 8:21 “I think too much reliance on Amazon means it’s very easy for someone to get into a groove, to have lots of things recommended that are sort of like what they had before.”
• 11:07 The importance of having a diversity of skills and mentalities in the workplace. 
• 11:37 The concept of peripheral vision, and the importance of creating opportunities for resourceful people.
• 13:13 “Sometimes if you’re focusing too much on the algorithm, you’re overlooking the opportunities for creative change.”
• 16:23 How to be intentional when using search engines.
• 17:12 “Find a well-established site and form a relationship with it.”
• 19:19 “When you’re evaluating anything based on metrics, it really pays to see what kinds of compromise might have been taken.”
• 20:49 “There are a lot of problems in the feedback of medical efficiency.”
• 23:49 “The most important thing for me in medicine is to be sure that the style of the doctor that you’re working with is a style you are comfortable with.”

Expert Bio

Contact Info and Social Media for Edward Tenner

• Primary Website
• contact Edward Tenner regarding a speaking engagement via Leigh Speakers.
• Travels from: Plainsboro, NJ
• Phone: (609) 273-0051
• Connect on LinkedIn | Twitter

Resources Mentioned by Edward Tenner

Below are key people, places, books, quotes, websites, and other resources that we discussed so you can explore further.

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Books Authored by Edward Tenner