Woke - Is The Pushback Beginning?

[WuWei]

Race is the least indicative of all human traits.

[PurpnGold]

@WuWei

@PurpnGold

Also seems like they are improving on hiring more black people

Based on what?

Goodness, it’s in your graphic… read it

[WuWei]

I did. 1% drop in managers.

No change in workers.

[WuWei]

@PurpnGold

This side of the conversation is done as far as I’m concerned.

@PurpnGold

Goodness, it’s in your graphic… read it

What happened?

[PurpnGold]

@WuWei

@WuWei

What are the demographics of your team?

You want me to go first?

I’m ready.

Of my 35 team members

5 managers - 2 white men, 1 white woman, 1 black woman, 1 Asian man

30 ICs - 15 white men (not all US citizens), 5 black men, 3 white women, 2 black women, 1 Asian woman, 2 Asian men, 2 Hispanic men

[PurpnGold]

@WuWei

I did. 1% drop in managers.

No change in workers.

Bottom right of your graphic, what do you see?

[WuWei]

42 in two teams

Team 1- 6
2 White
4 Latino
All male

Team 2-36
36 Latino
1 female
Recently fired the one white guy 2 weeks ago
All the leadership (4) Latino

Why?

[WuWei]

@PurpnGold

@WuWei

I did. 1% drop in managers.

No change in workers.

Bottom right of your graphic, what do you see?

New hires?

Don’t call him a cowboy until you’ve seen him ride.

[PurpnGold]

@WuWei

@PurpnGold

@WuWei

I did. 1% drop in managers.

No change in workers.

Bottom right of your graphic, what do you see?

New hires?

Don’t call him a cowboy until you’ve seen him ride.

Yes, new hires. I said they seem to be improving on hiring black and Hispanic.

Not sure what your last sentence means… especially when talking about new hires

[thinkingman]

@PurpnGold

Building the most qualified and diverse teams is the key to success

that is incorrect.

building the most qualified team is the path to success. “qualified” as in effective

is the “most qualified” not good enough for you?

[WuWei]

@PurpnGold

Of my 35 team members

5 managers - 2 white men, 1 white woman, 1 black woman, 1 Asian man

30 ICs - 15 white men (not all US citizens), 5 black men, 3 white women, 2 black women, 1 Asian woman, 2 Asian men, 2 Hispanic men

You are very diverse by the least indicative metric of all. Congratulations! You are a DEI “Go.”

[PurpnGold]

@thinkingman

is the “most qualified” not good enough for you?

No, I want both. Which is harder to do. But I’m willing to do hard things in order to perform the best. That’s why I am successful.

[WuWei]

@PurpnGold

No, I want both.

Why?
…

[thinkingman]

@PurpnGold

No, I want both.

why? most talented, effective and productive is all that should matter

what are you really after?

[PurpnGold]

@WuWei

@PurpnGold

Of my 35 team members

5 managers - 2 white men, 1 white woman, 1 black woman, 1 Asian man

30 ICs - 15 white men (not all US citizens), 5 black men, 3 white women, 2 black women, 1 Asian woman, 2 Asian men, 2 Hispanic men

You are very diverse by the least indicative metric of all. Congratulations! You are a DEI “Go.”

Congratulations, so are you!

[PurpnGold]

@thinkingman

@PurpnGold

No, I want both.

why? most talented, effective and productive is all that should matter

I told you why.

I want the best team possible. Raw performance isn’t the only metric to consider btw. For example “intelligent ■■■■■■■■■ are not the type of people I’d hire. I don’t care how qualified they are… if they can’t work within my team… they won’t be considered.

[WuWei]

@PurpnGold

@WuWei

@PurpnGold

Of my 35 team members

5 managers - 2 white men, 1 white woman, 1 black woman, 1 Asian man

30 ICs - 15 white men (not all US citizens), 5 black men, 3 white women, 2 black women, 1 Asian woman, 2 Asian men, 2 Hispanic men

You are very diverse by the least indicative metric of all. Congratulations! You are a DEI “Go.”

Congratulations, so are you!

Am I? I thought I am a “No Go”? I have zero most favored minority?

All mine are from the majority except the whites.

[thinkingman]

@PurpnGold

For example “intelligent ■■■■■■■■■ are not the type of people I’d hire. I don’t care how qualified they are… if they can’t work within my team… they won’t be considere

but this is not “diversity” this just falls into the “best qualified” category.

personality, temperament, skills. all that

why must racial diversity matter? is race (or preference of gender of sex partner) a factor in all that?

[WuWei]

@PurpnGold

I want the best team possible. Raw performance isn’t the only metric to consider btw. For example “intelligent ■■■■■■■■■ are not the type of people I’d hire. I don’t care how qualified they are… if they can’t work within my team… they won’t be considered.

I agree, but how do you know until you put them on the team?

[PurpnGold]

@WuWei

@PurpnGold

I want the best team possible. Raw performance isn’t the only metric to consider btw. For example “intelligent ■■■■■■■■■ are not the type of people I’d hire. I don’t care how qualified they are… if they can’t work within my team… they won’t be considered.

I agree, but how do you know until you put them on the team?

Interviews. Having a really good and consistent interview process can weed them out. Also being an experienced interviewer helps. I know almost within the first 10 mins whether they would fit.

But it isn’t 100%, so I live by the “hire slow, fire fast” mantra.