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Nate Meyvis
While intelligence is, of course, a good thing, Marc argues that, all other factors equal, the more important qualities in a hire are drive, self-motivation, curiosity, and ethics.
Tyler Cowen • Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World
So to put it another way, chasing high-IQ hires with few other considerations is not a good way to find talent. The general danger is that smart people—and maybe you are one of them—overrate the importance of smarts. Perhaps that is not a huge surprise.
Tyler Cowen • Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World
If you are hiring a writer, look for signs that the person is writing literally every day. If you are hiring an executive, try to discern what they are doing all the time to improve their abilities at networking, decision making, and knowledge of the sectors they work in. In general, how open is a person to absorbing new ideas? Receiving critical f
... See moreTyler Cowen • Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World
Measuring how smart people are is somewhat pointless – intelligence is categorical. Somebody can be super good at analytical ‘figuring out stuff,’ and super useless at conceptualizing what to do next.
Stephen Wolfram • Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People on Apple Podcasts
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Paul Graham wrote a great blog post I really love about being relentlessly resourceful. I think that’s an absolute ingredient. I think IQ is pretty important. You need to see things other people just don’t see. Ultimately, the best description of what I’m looking for is people who can navigate this intellectual maze.
Ali Tamaseb • Super Founders: What Data Reveals About Billion-Dollar Startups
they aren’t yet smart enough to see that in a world where intellectual labor is increasingly outsourced to tools, the human aptitude for clear thinking and unique insights will become all the more valuable.
Farnam Street • Writing to Think
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