_this_ is the debate we should have been having. Your observation is 100% correct, and the hardest part to overcome. How does one change practices, without imp

_this_ is the debate we should have been having. Your observation is 100% correct, and the hardest part to overcome. How does one change practices, without imposing, or lowering standards, or deliberately introducing social 'sand' around which pearls must be built to maintain productivity. Hiring for cultural fit is not intrinsically antithetical to diversity. Most cultural qualities that I've seen are based around universal human qualities. But you are correct that they can be an impediment. Especially as cultural fit is by its very nature difficult to define. We must also tackle training, because we can't magic up highly skilled people out of nowhere.