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If you could pick one out of two qualities for a colleague what would you prefer A) Great natural ability or B) Great attitude? And why?

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jillbeth
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Marked as Best! October 17, 2009 12:45 PM
I'd prefer the one with a great attitude. People with great natural ability don't necessarily use those abilities to their best advantage,aren't necessarily the best motivated people, and may think they are above criticism. People with great atttitudes can take criticism in the manner in which is intended and learn from their mistakes, and are willing to try again.
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russb
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October 17, 2009 01:53 PM
Ability - because you can teach, coach, encourage attitude, but natural talent is rare.
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kaaaaaskop
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October 17, 2009 02:33 PM
Natural abillity because that's less likely to happen and you can learn quicker, though an attitude is nice too, but don't make you smart without natural abilities. but natural abilities can't be used at it's peak without a good attitude, so actually one can't exist without the other.
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thebandit
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October 17, 2009 11:04 PM
I'd pick the person with great natural ability. In the field I'm in, that's what matters at the end of the day. You can hire the nicest person in the world, but cheeriness doesn't catch errors. And customers won't know anything about the personality of the people who work; what they see is the end product, and the end product should ideally be immaculate.
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