Could organizations that adopt cultures of innovation birth a wider movement for cultural evolution on a national, and even a global, scale?
Something feels broken in our current recruiting system. Research tells us that firm success depends upon having the “right” workforce, emphasizing the alignment of corporate cultural values between organizations and their employees. However, companies invite candidates to interviews based on a system of keyword matching, looking for technical skills and previous experience, leaving out cultural fit considerations to the face-to-face meetings. But what are the chances that, under the current system, those “right” people will even get invited?
In unstable environments, there is no sustainable competitive advantage, only multiple temporary competitive advantages. If this is true, small-to-mid-sized firms may be the big earners of our time.