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Elon Musk often talks about hiring job candidates for “clear evidence of exceptional ability”
But how do you identify exceptional potential employees?
13 non-obvious habits to look for in hiring high performing employees:
But how do you identify exceptional potential employees?
13 non-obvious habits to look for in hiring high performing employees:
1/ People who take notorious notes
Notes notes. Even your notes should have notes
Notes are the closest thing that humans have to time travel
You& #39;ll miss a finite detail and the notes will help you remember instantly
If you want to be more focused, focus on note taking
Notes notes. Even your notes should have notes
Notes are the closest thing that humans have to time travel
You& #39;ll miss a finite detail and the notes will help you remember instantly
If you want to be more focused, focus on note taking
2/ People with a strong self awareness to accept and manage feedback proactively
Low performers:
Can’t take feedback
Average performers:
Take feedback and attempt to integrate it
High performers:
Seek feedback and integrate it as essential to their success
Low performers:
Can’t take feedback
Average performers:
Take feedback and attempt to integrate it
High performers:
Seek feedback and integrate it as essential to their success
3/ People who write well
You can’t make work happen if you can’t write well
It doesn’t matter if you’re a designer, engineer or marketer, you’ll always have points to get across
Writing well means:
1) Clear thinking
2) Empathy
Writing-well moves mountains
You can’t make work happen if you can’t write well
It doesn’t matter if you’re a designer, engineer or marketer, you’ll always have points to get across
Writing well means:
1) Clear thinking
2) Empathy
Writing-well moves mountains
4/ People who lift others up
Let’s be real: startup life is tough
Having team members lift each other up is your team’s magic pill
So yeah, I dig folks who lift others up
Let’s be real: startup life is tough
Having team members lift each other up is your team’s magic pill
So yeah, I dig folks who lift others up
5/ People who aren’t hyper productive every single day
You cannot be hyper productive everyday. It’s unsustainable
Productivity ebbs and flows. That’s okay
Sustainable workers outperform
You cannot be hyper productive everyday. It’s unsustainable
Productivity ebbs and flows. That’s okay
Sustainable workers outperform
6/ People who listen well
Listeners make others feel valued
Remember the RASA framework:
- Receive: focus your attention on what the person is saying
- Appreciate: show signs of appreciation
- Summarize: sum up in a few words what the person was telling you
- Ask a question
Listeners make others feel valued
Remember the RASA framework:
- Receive: focus your attention on what the person is saying
- Appreciate: show signs of appreciation
- Summarize: sum up in a few words what the person was telling you
- Ask a question
7/ People who smile and laugh often
These are the little things that make work fun
Startup life without fun is basically impossible
Practice safe stress
These are the little things that make work fun
Startup life without fun is basically impossible
Practice safe stress
8/ People with an "us" mentality (not a "me" mentality)
Everyone loves a team player
If you want to go fast, go alone
If you want to go far, go together
Employees who understand this are massive multipliers
Everyone loves a team player
If you want to go fast, go alone
If you want to go far, go together
Employees who understand this are massive multipliers
9/ People who are allergic to excuses
Superpowers:
1, Know how to make mistakes
2. Know how to apologize
Superpowers:
1, Know how to make mistakes
2. Know how to apologize
10/ People who aren’t afraid to ask quality questions
Better questions lead to better answers
How to ask quality questions:
- Don’t ask yes/no qs
- Use follow up qs
- Never interrupt
- Ask qs to which you want to know the answers
- Never ramble
- Be comfortable with pauses
Better questions lead to better answers
How to ask quality questions:
- Don’t ask yes/no qs
- Use follow up qs
- Never interrupt
- Ask qs to which you want to know the answers
- Never ramble
- Be comfortable with pauses
11/ People who are able to prioritize on high value work
I like President Eisenhower& #39;s model:
Important + Urgent -> Do 1st
Important + Non-Urgent -> Schedule
Less Important + Urgent -> Delegate
Less Important + Non-Urgent -> Don’t Do
Point: whatever framework you use, use it
I like President Eisenhower& #39;s model:
Important + Urgent -> Do 1st
Important + Non-Urgent -> Schedule
Less Important + Urgent -> Delegate
Less Important + Non-Urgent -> Don’t Do
Point: whatever framework you use, use it
12/ People with high emotional IQ
How to gauge for emotional IQ:
Ask questions that make people open-up/vulnerable
Keep it light and not too in intense or else you& #39;re flying too close to the sun
How to gauge for emotional IQ:
Ask questions that make people open-up/vulnerable
Keep it light and not too in intense or else you& #39;re flying too close to the sun
13/ People who are (mostly) on time
If you’re consistently late, you’re basically saying that you’re time is more important than someone else
Not cool. Bad vibe
Point: you might think people don’t pay attention to punctuality. People do
Being late ain’t great
If you’re consistently late, you’re basically saying that you’re time is more important than someone else
Not cool. Bad vibe
Point: you might think people don’t pay attention to punctuality. People do
Being late ain’t great
Those are 13 habits of high performers
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I’m personally curating every single role
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If you’re searching for a new role or looking to hire top talent:
I just launched a high quality job board for community based companies called gregslist
I’m personally curating every single role
Sneak peek here: https://pallet.xyz/list/gregslist/ ">https://pallet.xyz/list/greg...
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Thread recap:
A few non obvious habits/traits of high performing employees:
- Take notes
- Listen well
- Prioritize tasks
- Smile & laugh often
- Sustainably working (not grinding 24/7)
A few non obvious habits/traits of high performing employees:
- Take notes
- Listen well
- Prioritize tasks
- Smile & laugh often
- Sustainably working (not grinding 24/7)
