The Ideal Team Player

Leaders who can identify, hire, and cultivate employees who are humble, hungry, and smart will have a serious advantage.

The ability to work effectively with others... is more critical in today’s fluid world than it has ever been.

Humility isn't thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.

Hungry people almost never have to be pushed by a manager to work harder.

The ideal team players work with a sense of energy, passion, and personal responsibility, taking on whatever they possibly can for the good of the team.

Unfortunately, because they are so smart, skillful politicians are very adept at portraying themselves as being humble, making it hard for leaders to identify them and address their destructive behaviors.

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