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The Rare Find:
Instead of constantly worrying about what can go wrong, talent-spotting specialists often need to think about what could go right.
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The Rare Find:
Find your unlikely stars by noticing what others don’t see. The best assessors in any field are constantly learning something new about their subjects.
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The Rare Find:
One of the most overlooked strengths in America today can be expressed in one word: resilience. It’s invisible on resumes. It’s hard to spot in a brief interview.
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The Rare Find:
…resilience turns out to be absolutely crucial in differentiating between people who do vastly better than expected – and those who turn out to be severe disappointments.
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The Rare Find:
Yesterday’s formulas for success begin to sputter as jobs and society change. When that occurs, the best people stop being hired.
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The Rare Find:
When narrowness and superficiality infect the talent-picking process, shaking loose of those problems can be devilishly hard.
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The Rare Find:
Mismatched time horizons also help perpetuate close-minded, glib approaches to talent.
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The Rare Find:
When organizations become hazy about what they want from high-talent jobs, different penalties arise: short-lived, inconsistent – and expensive – hires.
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The Rare Find:
The best experts in any field constantly stretch their horizons so they can do something new.
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The Rare Find:
…the savviest judges of human potential… refuse to become so habit-bound that familiar customs unthinkingly turn into ruts.
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