The giant companies who whiteboard are full of people who have a strong incentive to reach the conclusion that the process that selected themselves over other people is a good one.
Unconcious bias is a tough thing to control for.
Unconcious bias is a tough thing to control for.
It's definitely not hard to imagine such people being biased toward whiteboard. It's also not hard to imagine them hiring outside firms to conduct studies and collect data.
Speaking of bias, there's a lot of it around here toward the idea that whiteboarding is ineffective.
Your first paragraph also goes directly against what you are trying to prove. If their success relies on good hiring, then they would pick the best methods. If they haven't, they wouldn't be successful and would be replaced.
What a load of twaddle .
If their success relies on good hiring, then they would pick the best methods. If they haven't, they wouldn't be successful and would be replaced.
That's faulty reasoning. Successful hiring choices do not necessarily depend on having used the most ideal hiring practice. Past success does not mean things cannot be made better.
What a load of twaddle
I know this topic makes people emotional, but how about we keep it civil?
Agreed that things can always improve.