(The Examiner, Workplace Diversity Examiner Jessica Faye Carter) Examiner Jessica Carter explores employee diversity, Gladwell's poptech! presentation, and "capitalization" within communities.
From the Examiner: Gladwell's point is that the children selected are not necessarily better at first, but that the cutoff date makes it appear so. And this ultimately results in a lower capitalization rate for hockey players in Canada. His remedy? Harness the talent of players born in the second half of the year by creating a second league with a cutoff date midway through the year. I’ll leave the merits of the parallel league idea for another column.
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Tags: diversity in the workplace, community, talent, workforce
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