I agree with #1 and #2 and will add the following: #1 - on the flip side, you need employees who give a shit about your company mission and your clients. Just

I agree with #1 and #2 and will add the following: #1 - on the flip side, you need employees who give a shit about your company mission and your clients. Just like a good organization is eager to share these goals, a good employee is eager to receive them. Whenever someone doesn't care, it's a big indicator to write them off. #2 - Likewise, people have to give a shit and be critical. I used to run code reviews on my team like this - person A reviews person B's code (together, in person) and I sit behind them, not to judge B's code but to judge A's review. It's shocking to me how people want to give code "the benefit of the doubt" and don't flag things unless they are truly egregious. It doesn't help anyone when people hold back like this.