Error recovery not failure avoidance (the core skill of innovators)
I saw the following speech by Pixar’s Randy Nelson on the qualities they look for in people they hire. Many of the areas he covers not only apply to his industry, but as he points out we can all apply them no matter what we do. One example Randy uses is how NASA selected austronauts for the mission to the moon. He said they looked for people who were good at error recovery not failure avoidance. I guess he would agree with this post. Enjoy.
Take away:
- Collaboration, accept every offer and make your partner look good by amplifying
- Depth, resilience and adaptability to master some area
- Breadth of experiences and interest in things
- Communication, translation for the listener
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