I think that as business people, we focus way to much on 'attitude' and not nearly enough on 'ability' - When choosing technical employees or business partners

I think that as business people, we focus way to much on 'attitude' and not nearly enough on 'ability' - When choosing technical employees or business partners, you can often get a much better value by focusing on people who have everything but the confidence. Of course, if you are hiring sales, confidence matters; However, when hiring nerds, it's different. Confidence plays a much smaller role.