Passion First?

I recall being very surprised when working at Disney, and the criteria they recommended we use for hiring decisions.

Disney had very specific recommendations, the strangest of which was that passion/enthusiasm for the brand (commonly called being 'pixie dusted' at Disney) was the MOST important qualification for applicants.

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In Agile, I have seen highly skilled teams with amazingly smart subject matter experts struggle while seeing teams who are highly motivated - enthusiastic neo-Agilists with much less subject matter expertise - quickly surpass the teams of subject matter experts and leave them far behind in a very short time.


Fast Company magazine's "8 Rules for Creating Passionate Work Culture" includes the quote:  "Hire for passion first, experience second and credentials third".

Quite different from the standard HR protocol, but who would you rather work with?

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