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129: No One Wants to Work With a Jerk, with Colleen Wainwright

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How to Select the Right Direct Reports

You mentioned at the beginning of this segment, you made a comment about teaching people to think and communicate. You also mentioned soft skills not too long ago. I'm curious if that has any weight in your selection of your direct reports. Like when you were hiring these people with these qualities that you looked for, or are these things that you are trying to foster on the job? Because I think these tend to be the things that are more difficult.

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