Hiring Mistakes Part 1: The fallacy of 'previous experience'

The name Ron Barassi won't mean a lot to most of you. For readers who follow the AFL, it will mean a great deal.

Ron Barassi is an official legend of the (VFL/AFL) game. He was a champion player (6 premierships) and a champion coach (4 premierships). Those 10 premierships are irrelevant to this story. Ron Barassi has enormous relevance to this week's art…