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Why Hiring for Resilience Beats Any Other Quality
Lucas opens with a story about a software company that hired a candidate with a perfect resume but who quit after three weeks because they couldn't handle a single critical code review. This leads to a discussion about the single best predictor of long-term employee success: resilience. Lucas shares data from a Google study on high-performing teams that found psychological safety was the top factor, and contrasts it with a study from the University of Pennsylvania that showed grit scores outperformed IQ in predicting retention at a call center. Luna challenges whether resilience can…
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