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I completely disagree. Brilliant people are often hard to work with (they tend to be opinionated, want to do their own thing, etc), but I'd much rather work wi
by swombat 17y ago
I completely disagree.
Brilliant people are often hard to work with (they tend to be opinionated, want to do their own thing, etc), but I'd much rather work with someone who's brilliant and hard to work with than someone who follows orders but is just average.
For a start-up in particular, you find yourself relying on your early people's brilliance to make the impossible happen. Normal, easy to handle people rarely produce exceptional stuff.
His biggest weaknesses are in exactly those areas (not the most creative, limited experience) that make him teachable
I couldn't disagree more. You can't teach brilliance. You can teach (or manage) teamwork issues.
- jacquesm 17y ago> You can teach (or manage) teamwork issues. That's completely opposite of my experience. My experience is rather limited (2 companies, 10 people in one, 15 in the other) so maybe that is a factor here, but I've never been able to make a loner a team player and I've managed to assist people to improve their skills with great regularity. Brilliance is not a requirement for every job out there, it may be a help to have it, it may even be a hindrance.
- iterationx 17y agoSometimes following orders is not the correct thing to do and it takes an above average intellect to challenge and to put the brakes on bad decisions.