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“You can’t fit a round peg in a square hole” (American Proverb) Well, now we know why many companies fail – managers trying to squeeze round pegs into square holes! A lot of research into people and organizations attribute dissatisfaction at work to the misfit between the person and their position. It is argued that the greater the mismatch the more job dissatisfaction. This assumes that people don’t aspire to grow into – and in their job. Are you a person who hates a challenge and does not want to grow into and beyond your job? But, common sense would suggest that too much of a mismatch can be both frustrating and immensely demotivating. Research as far back as the 1950s has shown that innovative organizations are staffed by square pegs in round holes. Innovation is the only game in town at the moment. Business opportunities open up when new ideas are taken to the marketplace. Steven Jobs highlighted the importance of out-of-the-box thinking in creating a world-leading corporation: “Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not[...] Read more »