A designer<\/a><\/strong> is all about communication. A designer demonstrates a can-do attitude on a daily basis. A designer, ladies and gentlemen, is a risk taker, a passionate, dependable force of Good, a knight in shining pink armor!<\/p>\n In all seriousness, dear manager, if I were you I\u2019d look for a person that is:<\/p>\n You don\u2019t hear that very often, maybe you even disagree with the concept, but let me explain. People who know what they\u2019re doing, people who love what they do, people who are truly successful, don\u2019t make much noise. They do the work. The actual work that you need them for.<\/p>\n Some honest advertising is welcome, but shameless self-promotion, as we\u2019ve come to call it, is quite suspicious to say the least. Humble people will gladly explain their method and their working process<\/strong>, they should be able to describe their successes as well as their failures, they will share their personal vision with you and they will let you decide whether you want to work with them or not.<\/p>\n As team members<\/a><\/strong>, they will demonstrate the power of listening, they will be able to give and receive constructive criticism without unnecessary drama and they will be more than happy to cooperate and work within the team. That doesn\u2019t sound bad, does it? Besides, a humble person is more likely to be…<\/p>\n The person we just talked about looks good for the job. They seem to have the skills and an attitude that you like. But can they get better? Everyone about to get aboard your team will carry with them whatever knowledge, experience and personality they have.<\/p>\n But since your company is an ecosystem, it needs to evolve and grow and that burden falls mainly on you, dear manager. Therefore, you need people that will want to sharpen their skills<\/strong>, learn entirely new things and accumulate new experiences. The way to encourage that is coaching.<\/p>\n Coaching<\/strong><\/a> is a critical management skill, a difficult and demanding art that can lead to extraordinary results. It\u2019s self-explanatory, I believe, that a coachable person will be a delight to work with in this quest. Besides, a person who gets better and better, eventually becomes…<\/p>\n There is nothing that can make you more assertive than the confidence in your own skills and value.\u00a0An assertive person, will stand their ground and possibly stand up for other people in a calm way<\/strong>, with the right body language, the right tone of voice and the right way to work around difficult issues.<\/p>\n No matter how laid back your everyday routine in the office might be, it\u2019s inevitable that difficult situations will arise. The dreaded groupthink loop, a conflict among team members, a difficult client or a very stressful deadline for example, can bring out the worst in people.<\/p>\n Click To Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n Besides, an assertive person is more likely to be…<\/p>\n Team members with a proactive personality will engage often and quickly with anything that business-life throws their way, either good or bad. They are blessed with the magical ability of foresight, they get involved in decisions and they take action.<\/p>\n Proactive people tackle problems as if those problems were entirely their own.<\/strong> Proactive people are likely to correct faulty practices, suggest new procedures and speak up with new ideas concerning all kinds of projects. Simply put, they get things done to the best of their abilities. Quite heroic, noble and knight-like!<\/p>\n One last sneaky and invaluable and shameless little tip from yours truly: TalentLMS<\/a><\/strong> provides pre-employment<\/a><\/strong>, onboarding<\/a><\/strong>, compliance<\/strong><\/a> and continuous training solutions<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Oops! Somebody just dropped the mic.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you\u2019ve ever been in the position to hire someone for your team, you know that it can be a fun, interesting, exciting but also a challenging, stressful and confusing process. Usually, you are pressured by your manager or time and money are limited. You might even find yourself in a position that you\u2019re not […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":6579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[252],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interviews-opinions"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"designer_knight_pink_armor\"](\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/KdE7hXdrJHLa0\/giphy.gif\")
<\/p>\n1. Humble<\/h2>\n
2. Coachable<\/h2>\n
3. Assertive<\/h2>\n
4. Proactive<\/h2>\n