Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, is quoted everywhere with this timeless piece of advice: “We look for three things when we hire people: intelligence, initiative, energy, and integrity. And if they don’t have the latter, the first two will kill you.”
Integrity weighs the heaviest
Hire people on integrity, even above intelligence, experience, or rockstar technical aptitude
- Do not hire brilliant, charismatic individuals only to see them destroy company culture with dishonesty, deception, and narcissism
- Here are three reasons why should you hire on integrity above all else
They are truth-tellers
Candor makes them attractive to those seeking honest brands and places of employment.
Manage conflict well
Cutting through conflict by listening and taking in various perspectives is a much faster solution to resolving an issue than running away from conflict and avoiding people
