Hire people who give a shit.

After that, I implemented several “gating” criteria to determine if the work I am considering is right for me. One of my favorite filters is “How much would I pay to work on this?” It flips the frame from working for money to paying for the right to work. When I ask this question, very little work other than writing passes the test.

hire for aptitude and attitude

and then train for skills.

It is different if you are from the middle or bottom tiers of your sector. In that case, not everyone will want to work with you, and perhaps most people won’t want to work with you, as they will be hoping for something better, whether realistically or not. If you are in this position, as many of us are, you need to think especially carefully about