To Hire Well, Throw Away the Job Description

The traditional way to hire is to decide what Mr. or Ms. Right is like and then go find the closest match. There's a better way.

If you want to innovate, you have to be willing to make mistakes. I take that as a given.  In my new book Brilliant Mistakes, I chronicled scores of missteps and supposedly doomed experiments by the likes of the Wright Brothers, Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs and J.K. Rowling—all of which led to great breakthroughs.

But “brilliant mistakes” aren’t limited to iPods, science, and flying machines. They can also be useful in the curious mating ritual known as hiring new staff.  The basic challenge in hiring, as in dating, is to find a suitable match efficiently in an ocean of possibilities.  It’s all about knowing what you want – right?  Well, only up to a point.  Learn More.

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