The Rooney Rule and Minority Head Coaches in the NFL
Lessons Learned from the NFL's Head Coach Hiring Policies
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Show Notes
Tarlin and Mike are back to kick off 2021 with a dive into the history and relevance of the "Rooney Rule" which was established in 2003 to ensure that diverse candidates got interviews for open Head Coaching positions. We refer to the research of CC Dubois from the 2017 MIT Sloan Conference where she established a 19-21% positive impact on the diversity of NFL Coaching hires due to the Rooney Rule.
Recent trends in Head Coaching and GM hires in the NFL have brought this back into focus as we now have reverted close to 2003 levels with top Offensive Coordinators like Eric Bieniemy and Byron Leftwich somehow being passed over for recent head coach openings. Do "soft" affirmative action practice like the Rooney Rule work? What can we learn from Tony Dungy's example? What lessons can we apply to the broader world of work and diversity, equity, and inclusion based on what we're seeing in the NFL?
We explore all of this and touch on the related challenges around the perception of black quarterbacks over the years on our latest episode.
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