What makes a team work well together? They’re picking employees’ brains to get a deeper understanding of their personalities and motives, and then analyzing team performance to see what type of person works best with whom. In some cases, they’re measuring very subtle personality signals—such as how often different people speak to each other, and even the body language that they use—using wearable tracking devices. Use the player below or click here to listen as WSJ reporter Stu Woo describes the trend. You can subscribe to the Journal Report podcast at wsj.com, on iTunes or Google Play Music.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 21, 2017 20:15 UTC