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If you own a widget factory, what you need in employees is
punctuality, efficiency, and the ability to withstand the boredom of repeatedly
following a set procedure. But you're probably not running a widget factory.
In pretty much any other sort of company, you're going to
need some people who can think on their feet, challenge the status quo, and
call BS when appropriate. In short, you're going to need what Wharton professor
and best-selling author Adam Grantcalls "originals."
"We can't all be nonconformists at every moment, but
conformity is dangerous," Grant says, explaining the value of originals
and iconoclasts in a fascinating and lengthy recent First Round Review article.
"If you don't hire originals, you run the risk of people disagreeing but
not voicing their dissent."
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