It’s not always important to get the answer right the first time; moreover it’s about trying to solve problems. It’s about an internal construct whereby you can officially declare “The End (death) of Average”. In fact in “The End of Average - How We Succeed in a World That Values Sameness” by Todd Rose, the author posits that no one is average. Not you. Not your kids. Not your employees.

The interpretation then is the mythical “average person” does not exist. The assumption that metrics comparing us to an average—like GPAs, personality test results, and performance review ratings—reveal something meaningful about our potential is so ingrained in our consciousness that we don’t even question it. That assumption, says Harvard’s Todd Rose, is spectacularly—and scientifically—wrong. This average-size-fits-all model ignores our differences and fails at recognizing talent.

@ProSidian, we realize it’s not always important to get the answer right the first time; moreover it’s about trying to solve problems and improve operations with a relentless pursuit of sustainable value.

Are you above average? Is your child an A student? Is your employee an introvert or an extrovert? Every day we are measured against the yardstick of averages, judged according to how closely we come to it or how far we deviate from it. Weaving science, history, and his personal experiences as a high school dropout, Rose offers a powerful alternative to understanding individuals through averages: the three principles of individuality. The jaggedness principle (talent is always jagged), the context principle (traits are a myth), and the pathways principle (we all walk the road less traveled) help us understand our true uniqueness—and that of others—and how to take full advantage of individuality to gain an edge in life.

In The End of Average, Rose, a rising star in the new field of the science of the individual shows that no one is average. Not you. Not your kids. Not your employees. This isn’t hollow sloganeering—it’s a mathematical fact with enormous practical consequences. But while we know people learn and develop in distinctive ways, these unique patterns of behaviors are lost in our schools and businesses which have been designed around the mythical “average person.”

This average-size-fits-all model ignores our differences and fails at recognizing talent. It’s time to change it.

So then assumption that metrics comparing us to an average—like GPAs, personality test results, and performance review ratings—reveal something meaningful about our potential is then wrong. Average "C" Students Can Be President. In fact, a number of US presidents did poorly in school at one point or another, including John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and President Bush I and II. Steve Jobs, for example, never finished college.

The same is true for Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates. Likewise, the youngest female billionaire in the world, Elizabeth Holmes, who is revolutionizing medicine, dropped out of Stanford to pursue her dreams. Richard Branson suffered from dyslexia and dropped out of high school at the age of 15.

In fact, on the eve of my most memorable and momentous achievement in an otherwise mediocre college football career, a highly decorated military veteran encouraged the Rice University Owls (rice) who in 1994 went on to beat Texas in a 19-17 win before 34,700 (see When Rice beat Texas: Oct.16, 1994) who sat through the rain for the right to be able truthfully to say someday they were there; to focus on today's task of achieving excellence, because, "come Monday, nobody wants to hear about the pain, just show me the baby".

Lastly, the renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson stated while delivering the commencement address at the University of Massachusetts Amherst: "grades rapidly becomes irrelevant in life nobody is going to ask you your GPA. Average students become Presidents, start firms like ProSidian Consulting (www.Prosidian.com), build major corporations, and solve pressing problems in society just like above and below average. The achieved because they dared to TRY...to officially declare “The End (death) of Average”.

We believe leadership is the process by which you influence people to accomplish the mission of self-leadership. It’s not about how good you are, it’s about how good you want to be.

It’s about what’s inside – the internal construct to be excellent and to TRY. When excellence is so ingrained in our consciousness that we don’t even question it; then we can DARE to “Chase Excellence”. Because @ProSidian, we believe leadership is the process by which you influence people to accomplish the mission of self-leadership. It’s not about how good you are, it’s about how good you want to be.

If you show me your time spent working on areas you say need improvement then I will show you your heart.

That is why ProSidian Consulting is looking For "Great People Who Lead". In fact, ProSidian is always looking for qualified, dedicated professionals at all levels in the organization. What attracts professionals to build careers at ProSidian Consulting? Many ProSidian employees say it is our culture. Our employees place client reference ability, teamwork, integrity, and accountability above all else.

Because, if you show me your time spent working on areas you say need improvement then I will show you your heart. So come to a place where you can work hard & be nice to people. ProSidian Engagement Teams know small is beautiful but so is big. We will challenge you and are willing to expect the most from you; because the best way to achieve goal #4 is to set 5 goals...

@ProSidian excellence is not an accident. Learn More At www.ProSidian.com

That’s why @ProSidian excellence is not an accident. The goal is to be the best that you can be... and if that is your excellent and you are just willing to TRY, then it is not always important to get the answer right the first time. You’re Comfort Zone Will Hinder You. But, when you inhale intention and exhale expectation and keep TRYING, then you’re the type of person that doesn’t settle for average. So if you will try to solve puzzles, We’re Hiring.

ProSidian is a management and operations consulting firm with a reputation for its strong national practice spanning six solution areas including Risk Management, Compliance, Business Process, IT Effectiveness, Energy & Sustainability, and Talent Management. We help forward thinking clients solve problems and improve operations. Our Services are deployed across the enterprise, target drivers of economic profit (growth, margin and efficiency), and are aligned at the intersections of assets, processes, policies and people delivering value.

ProSidian's culture values the individual's contributions and provides the resources you need to excel. In addition, there is a positive, goal-oriented attitude. Our vision is to be recognized as the trusted business advisor to clients in the markets we serve. We help clients develop business strategies, improve operational effectiveness and implement the projects required to achieve results.

We are challenged to win and we play to win. The ProSidian Culture supports teamwork in flexible project teams, across disciplines, and throughout the organization. Our collective efforts focus on meeting the client's needs first and foremost through a culture where an entrepreneurial spirit and respect for the individual form the cornerstone of advisory services.

We are challenged to win and we play to win.

We work to inspire a relentless pursuit of sustainable value across by focusing on the importance of context and the role of experience; to be critical of initial perceptions reaching photoreceptors with less crucial relevance. We Challenge Your Thinking and Assumptions and help you see the importance of edges in between the squares. If you tried to solve the puzzle, then we have a few “Glass Slipper Questions” for you when you apply at http://www.prosidian.com/careers/. We're building a world of difference. Together. Learn How at www.ProSidian.com

3 x 2 = 6.

* 6

Damn... 4 was actually omitted.

20 - (4x2) = 12

12 - (3x2) = 6

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3*2=6

marsoden:
3 x 2 = 6.

You're right but your calculation ought to be:

12 - (3x2) = 6

.

3x2=6

Answer is 8

3*3=9

3 = 6

3 x 3 = 9

Easy peasy,
3*3=9 5*4=20 6*5=30 7*6=42 8*7=56
3,4,5,6,7

8^2 - 8 = 56

7^2 - 7 = 42

6^2 - 6 = 30

5^2 - 5 = 20

so therefore,

3^2 - 3 = 6

And the sequence to this is X^2 - X

8=56 7=42 6=30 5=20 4=12 3=6 2=2 1=0 no copying please.

8=56 7=42 6=30 5=20 4=12 3=6 2=2 1=0 no copying please.

3=12

The answer is 9.. Following the sequence

3=6

Let me try....

8=56(56/8=7)
7=42(42/7=6)
6=30(30/6=5)
5=20(20/5=4)
4=12(12/4=3)
3=6(6/3=2)

my answer

3*2= 6

8 * 8 - 8 = 56
7 * 7 - 7 = 42
6 * 6 - 6 = 30
5 * 5 - 5 = 20
4 * 4 - 4 =12

3 * 3 - 3 = 6

So,

8==56
7==42
6==30
5==20
4==12
3==6

lol its 15...

I don't think they are hiring. sorry guys. but the article is informative and inspiring. also the test is against what the article preaches

Answer is 8

8x7=56
7x6=42
6x5=30
5x4=20
4x3=12
3x2=6
2x1=2
1x0=0
0x-1=0

So, the answer to the question is 6

8*(8-1)=56 7*(7-1)=42 6*(6-1)=30 5*(5-1)=20 4*(4-1)=12 3*(3-1)=6 2*(2-1)=2

OK because the thread says they are hiring that's why pens and papers are all outside

Boujurz:
3*3=9

You are very correct.

Answer is 6

3*3=9

Answer is 6,and next in that sequence is 2*1= 2

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