Good points in the article, but my favorite advice on this topic comes from here: The Interview Question You Should Always Ask ( http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2009/01

Good points in the article, but my favorite advice on this topic comes from here: The Interview Question You Should Always Ask ( http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2009/01/the_interview_question_you_sho.html http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2009/01/the_interview_question_you_s... ). In short, here's the article's main argument: After you have narrowed the pool of applicants down to those with the skills, experience, and knowledge to do the job, ask each candidate one question: What do you do in your spare time? Would this conflict with point #7 (Do "just enough"), or can a passionate candidate be taught to accept less than perfect results? Regardless, I have trouble seeing how you can accurately measure a persons ability to accept "just enough" without input from a trusted third-party.