Bridgewater's Culture of Transparency

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Bridgewater Associates is considered the most successful hedge fund in the world. They manage $160 billion in assets, and Ray Bridgewater has become one of the richest people on earth. He decided that the next version of his company would have a different kind of culture where everyone would be brutally honest with each other.

What if you could tell your co-workers what you really think of them? At one of the world’s most successful hedge funds, everyone is rated and ranked constantly – in front of everyone. They’ve figured out how to embrace negative feedback, and they swear it’s essential to their success. Adam Grant shows how you can learn to take criticism well – and get better at dishing it out.

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