Comments on: Episode 5: Diversity and Creativity http://explodingcreativity.com/2008/10/episode-5-diversity-and-creativity/ A podcast and blog to explode your business and personal creativity. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:51:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Hiring for Creativity | Exploding Creativity http://explodingcreativity.com/2008/10/episode-5-diversity-and-creativity/comment-page-1/#comment-1784 Hiring for Creativity | Exploding Creativity Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:26:56 +0000 http://explodingcreativity.com/?p=135#comment-1784 [...] industry to perhaps find someone with a different perspective (which brought to mind Episode 5: Diversity and Creativity…ah, the memories…). This part ended with the statement: Expertise can be acquired; [...] [...] industry to perhaps find someone with a different perspective (which brought to mind Episode 5: Diversity and Creativity…ah, the memories…). This part ended with the statement: Expertise can be acquired; [...]

]]> By: Rapid Development and Code Complete Book Reviews http://explodingcreativity.com/2008/10/episode-5-diversity-and-creativity/comment-page-1/#comment-609 Rapid Development and Code Complete Book Reviews Thu, 27 May 2010 17:15:31 +0000 http://explodingcreativity.com/?p=135#comment-609 [...] my book reviews from my LinkedIn Amazon widget to my blog. I’ve referenced Rapid Development in Episode 5: Diversity and Creativity and in Episode 6: Leadership and [...] [...] my book reviews from my LinkedIn Amazon widget to my blog. I’ve referenced Rapid Development in Episode 5: Diversity and Creativity and in Episode 6: Leadership and [...]

]]> By: Robert W. Sharp http://explodingcreativity.com/2008/10/episode-5-diversity-and-creativity/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Robert W. Sharp Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:50:37 +0000 http://explodingcreativity.com/?p=135#comment-72 Here's a related Inc Magazine article: http://www.inc.com/articles/2009/02/the-office-is-your-company-inbred.html. This article discusses how companies like to hire people who are already personally known by the company's own employees. These referrals may be the employees' own friends and family members. In fact, a lot of companies have a referral bonus program where the employee is paid a bonus, maybe $2,000 or so, to the employee should their referral be hired. The upside to this practice is presumably reliable inside knowledge of the referral's ability and fit to the company's culture. The drawback is that the company may not be as diversified as it could be, and thus not get a breadth of experiences and perspectives that help innovation. Another drawback, too, is that the comany can seem insular and unwelcoming to an "outsider" coming in. The author, Leigh Buchanan, recommends a compromise of using employee referrals, but limiting the number of hires from any one employee's circle. Here’s a related Inc Magazine article: http://www.inc.com/articles/2009/02/the-office-is-your-company-inbred.html.

This article discusses how companies like to hire people who are already personally known by the company’s own employees. These referrals may be the employees’ own friends and family members. In fact, a lot of companies have a referral bonus program where the employee is paid a bonus, maybe $2,000 or so, to the employee should their referral be hired.

The upside to this practice is presumably reliable inside knowledge of the referral’s ability and fit to the company’s culture.

The drawback is that the company may not be as diversified as it could be, and thus not get a breadth of experiences and perspectives that help innovation. Another drawback, too, is that the comany can seem insular and unwelcoming to an “outsider” coming in.

The author, Leigh Buchanan, recommends a compromise of using employee referrals, but limiting the number of hires from any one employee’s circle.

]]> By: Episode 8: Mind Mapping http://explodingcreativity.com/2008/10/episode-5-diversity-and-creativity/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Episode 8: Mind Mapping Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:51:30 +0000 http://explodingcreativity.com/?p=135#comment-33 [...] Exploding Creativity episode on Diversity. [...] [...] Exploding Creativity episode on Diversity. [...]

]]> By: Swap Workers to Spur Innovation http://explodingcreativity.com/2008/10/episode-5-diversity-and-creativity/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Swap Workers to Spur Innovation Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:19:19 +0000 http://explodingcreativity.com/?p=135#comment-17 [...] P&G is the world’s largest consumer products company that wants to expand its reach to younger consumers who spend more time with online media, and Google wants a bigger portion of P&G’s $8.7 billion annual advertising budget, which is currently dominated towards television. In order to help each other help each other, they’ve swapped about two-dozen employees, who spent weeks attending the other company’s training programs and planning meetings. This is an interesting variation of diversifying your team, as I discussed in Episode 5: Diversity and Creativity. [...] [...] P&G is the world’s largest consumer products company that wants to expand its reach to younger consumers who spend more time with online media, and Google wants a bigger portion of P&G’s $8.7 billion annual advertising budget, which is currently dominated towards television. In order to help each other help each other, they’ve swapped about two-dozen employees, who spent weeks attending the other company’s training programs and planning meetings. This is an interesting variation of diversifying your team, as I discussed in Episode 5: Diversity and Creativity. [...]

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