Based on the numbers provided in the post, it sounds like the best case scenario is:
o). 41 people got hired in total after being asked this question.
o). 4 of those were hired despite answering it badly.
o). Those 4 people did not do well. (these were hires where the manager was specifically overruled in hiring them)
o). The other 37 did well. (these were hires where the manager was not overruled)
Ie. an interesting, thought provoking post, but tough to draw any definitive conclusions..
o). 41 people got hired in total after being asked this question. o). 4 of those were hired despite answering it badly. o). Those 4 people did not do well. (these were hires where the manager was specifically overruled in hiring them) o). The other 37 did well. (these were hires where the manager was not overruled)
Ie. an interesting, thought provoking post, but tough to draw any definitive conclusions..