What do NASA, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett look for when hiring?

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I have studied them and found their thinking very enlightening. I hope you do too.

?NASA is selecting astronauts for Mars training.?

Imagine being in a small space capsule with 6 other astronauts, traveling for 7 months just to get there. Imagine living quarters the size of a small RV!

??3 of the criteria NASA looks for:

1. Slow fuse
2. Thick-skinned
3. Optimistic

?Elon Musk runs multiple high-tech billion-dollar companies.

?What are some attributes Elon looks for?

1. Excellence
2. Loyalty
3. Drive

?Warren Buffett talks about these 3 attributes:

1. Smart
2. Ambitious
3. High integrity

?Mr. Buffett will tell you that if the executive does not have #3, then # 1 and 2 will kill you!

??What attributes do I look for?in managers and executives?

1. Initiative / Drive
2. Ability to motivate?others to consistently achieve higher results
3. Judgment?/ Decision making; ?Are they asking the right questions, focused on “root causes?”
4. Resolve?– Will they stay with a very difficult challenge? Albert Einstein was once asked if he felt he was the most intelligent scientist in the world. His answer was: “I may not be much smarter than my colleagues, but I do stick with a problem longer.”

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What attributes do you look for?

Donald Jasensky Automotive Personnel, LLC 216-226-8190 [email protected]