Team skills, organizational ability, commitment, technical competence. Winners have a consistent track record of success.
There is nothing more important to your success than hiring great people. Even if you're not a manager, "hiring" is winning people over to your side, getting them to join your team.
Hire smart, or manage tough. I've never met anybody who could manage tough. No matter how hard you try, you can never atone for a weak hiring decision. A weak candidate rarely becomes a great employee, no matter how much you hope for improvement or how hard you try to train the person.
Reminds you of Jim Collins in "Good to Great" - the right people don't need to be managed. Guided, led, yes, managed - no. You need to get the right people on the bus first. Else, nothing matters.
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