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> Perhaps we should consider Millennials as a diversity criterion for our Board of Directors. [...] Should we aim to have two or three Millennials on our board?
by neilv 2y ago
> Perhaps we should consider Millennials as a diversity criterion for our Board of Directors. [...] Should we aim to have two or three Millennials on our board? If we did, how would it change the nature of the discussion at the Board level?
What could a person who is in a position to be on the board of directors of one of these companies... and who happens to be a Millennial... be able to tell the board anything substantial they don't already know?
If a major company board wants to be informed by the thinking that they don't already have, of Millennials or Zoomers, maybe start with with a question more like:
Who has a representative experience of Millennials or Zoomers (and who we normally wouldn't even consider for a board position, if we ever became aware of them at all)?
(A bit cynically, I'm imagining a scenario of, somehow, a board makes a bold decision to bring in a true outsider, who they think will be disruptive in an overall good way, despite the board being a bit scared of the move... but the anointed person actually plays it like their entree to higher circles of power, and acclimates almost immediately to the same-ol' thinking and behavior. :)
- BobbyJo 2y agoYeah "Millennial qualified to be on a board" is almost certainly not bringing a "Millennial perspective" to said board.
- tennisflyi 2y agoSame for any user story, persona, tester, ad nauseam