Any company that is not ultra committed to continually growing and upgrading its talent will eventually become a sinking ship. Sinking ships do not spend the time making their current people better. They shy away from having difficult conversations with low performers. They let their high performers leave by putting in barriers to make getting great work done hard (like bureaucracy).
10 things that require zero talent ... -- Being on time -- Work ethic -- Effort -- Body language -- Energy -- Attitude -- Passion -- Being coachable -- Doing extra -- Being prepared
When a team roster is flooded with individual talent, pursuit of personal star status may prevent the attainment of team goals.
So before breaking the bank to recruit superstars, team owners and industry experts might want to consider whether the goal they are trying to achieve relies on individual talent alone, or a cooperative synergy from the team. If the latter, it would be wise to reign in the talent and focus on teamwork.
Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also look for loyalty, integrity, a high energy drive, a balanced ego and the drive to get things done.
Natural abilities are like natural plants that need pruning by study.
Talent develops in quiet places, character in the full current of human life.
Don't force yourself to learn something if you don't want to or it's not a natural talent. What's the role of talent? Very small. But you have to start with it. Talent is the seed of skill. How do you know if you are talented? If you loved it when you were ten years old. If you dream about it. If you like to read about it.
Managing people well is hard and takes a lot of effort. Managing mediocre-performing employees is harder and more time consuming. By keeping our organization small and our teams lean, each manager has fewer people to manage and can therefore do a better job at it.
My dad taught me from a young age if you're good enough, your talent speaks for itself.