3 Must-Haves for Every Great Team Member

#1. Only hire curious people.

Dolts and divots don’t ask questions. It doesn’t matter how smart they appear to be. An hour with a person who doesn’t ask questions is an hour with a toothache.

People who are committed to the pursuit of excellence ask questions.

Curious people:

1. Have enough confidence to be interested in others.
2. Haven’t arrived. Inquisitiveness is an expression of humility.
3. Are accepting of their weaknesses. Curiosity is about growth.
4. Are transparent and candid. The questions you ask reveal your values. If you want to learn what matters to a person, listen to their questions.

The longer you wait to ask dumb questions, the dumber you become. Pretending we know more than we know is one reason we don’t know more.

The more you learn, the more you want to learn.