And when you find someone with that magical eighth—the generosity gene—do whatever it takes to bring that game-changer into the organizational fold.
The generosity gene is the game changer is finding new team members.
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The reason’s simple. “Generosity gene” managers inspire trust, and in doing so they unleash productivity and creativity.
Exactly.
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You’ve seen the generosity gene in action and maybe you’ve even been lucky enough to experience it—a boss who’s overjoyed when you nail an assignment, who’s euphoric to give out promotions, who thinks the very best part of his job is when one of his people gets to go home and tell the family, “I got a raise today.”
Generosity gene. When the manager or leader is happy to promote someone, give a bonus, encourage a team member, etc. It's what encourages the whole team, and unites them to serve not only the goal but each other.
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but they’re even better when a candidate has them all wrapped up in burning ball of passion—there’s the P—for both work and life.
Passion is what emboldens and unites the four E's. Passion is what adds the kick, the boost, the heart to the others. Passion is what gives purpose to the four E's.
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The four Es and a P to use when you evaluate and hire employees
Back to four E's and one P. Essential to finding the right fit and position on the team. Energy, energizing, edge and execution. Drive, motivating others, courage, skill and discipline, and passionate drive to purpose.
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and neither can be trained into a person. Sheer convenience or a candidate’s likeability may make you want to squint on this front. You just can’t without doing a disservice to your organization.
It's about character, for the most part. Integrity guides the intellect, too. Someone can be smart, but not trustworthy. You need both, and sometimes it can't be trained.
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The must-haves, perhaps not surprisingly, are high integrity and high IQ,
Absolutely. Every employee and employer must have integrity, and IQ, to move forward. No integrity, no trust in teamwork and between organization; no IQ, no moving forward or creativity in creating new ideas.
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five traits: energy, an ability to energize, edge, an ability to execute and passion—more commonly referred to as the “4Es and a P” of leadership
subject of the article, five traits of talent, useful to developing a team.
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