Equally true when they're good and bad, unfortunately.
In the 18 years since I graduated (I feel old), I have seen some people easily carry entire projects while demotivating everyone around them… and also colossal idiots who were just as confident and unwilling to listen.
I really hope I never end up unable to listen to critics.
We've found good result hiring candidates who've experienced some form of ego-death. It's a difficult signal to separate from the noise of the talent pipeline, but until people start filling their resumes with meditation buzzwords, it will suffice.
How do you select for this? I am significantly less cocky than in my youth, simply because I have accumulated a long list of personal failures (ie teaching moments). Failings which I would not want to discuss with a potential employer.
