The mother of innovation is the model of the potluck dinner. Everyone who comes in to work is bringing their skill/talent/effort, and that "offering" is like a casserole. If we can receive their offering with grace, and match it with others' offerings, we can not only get through, but succeed.

A New Playbook for Hiring

#1 Business Problem: We don't have enough talent to get it all done (and no more are coming). So let's flip recruiting and reinvent the way we work.  Let's create cultures where people offer discretionary effort because it's fun and feels good. Let's build around people who say "count on me" for projects and pieces of work.  It's a powerful thing to get our heads around.