The most important hiring characteristic for growth

"That's great as a soft skill, but what's th *real* thing?"

"**********? That's great for a soft skill, but what's the real thing we're hiring for?"

I was helping a founder hire a head of growth a few years ago and we were discussing key traits needed.

The first thing I said was 'humility', which prompted the founder to smile and then ask what we really were looking for.

But I actually find humility is maybe the mo…