Excellence Through Diversity
summary
Personal account of red green colorblindness shows an Ishihara test, missed ripe fruit and meat doneness, discovery at age 21, and a claimed night-vision advantage used historically against camouflage. Hiring practices get specific: hiring one every 30 interviewed and critiquing “top X percent” logic, citing Joe Mastey on bias. Concrete performance claims: 15% gender, 35% ethnic, ~50% combined boosts in outcomes. Recommendation: hire and train for team roles, shared values and goals, not homogeneity.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Start
- 1:13ASADO (Barbecue)
- 2:08EXCELLENCE THROUGH DIVERSITY
- 3:09DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
- 5:26Some challenges
- 13:18Communication is KEY
- 16:48Push the limits
- 18:05What makes a great team
- 19:05Build the team
- 21:31Gender diversity
- 21:52Ethnical diversity
- 25:06Values keep the team together
- 25:56Goals keep the team focused
- 26:46TEAM OVER INDIVIDUALS
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