Too often I see this piece of advice be overlooked or ignored, to the detriment of the entire department or organization: “You want to make sure you hire only

Too often I see this piece of advice be overlooked or ignored, to the detriment of the entire department or organization: “You want to make sure you hire only people you wouldn’t mind getting stuck in an airport with,” he says. “So many people fall into this trap of hiring highly skilled people who are bad culture fits. And I’d argue that’s the worst kind of hire – even worse than a poorly skilled person. If they’re as skilled as you think they are, they’ll gain power, influence and get more deeply enrooted in your technology, process and product. Then, when the honeymoon of your justifications is over and reality sets in, you’re seriously stuck with this person.”