Craig T. Owens

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When every quality is distilled down, the two things a leader is looking for in a teammate are skill and will. Which one should come first, and what happens if you identify a deficiency in yourself or others in one of these areas? Greg and I tackle these questions, and much more, in this episode of The Craig and Greg Show.

• [0:25] What goes into the hiring decision? We think there are two important categories. 
• [1:14] What are some key leadership skills?
• [3:53] Which comes first—skill or the will to use the skill?
• [4:49] Some skills are innate and some are learned.
• [6:17] Willpower makes the skills go farther and work more effectively.
• [8:44] Leaders love to coach those with hustle.
• [11:03] Is there a trigger for someone’s willpower to kick in?
• [13:18] Leaders sometimes need to adopt a no-matter-what willpower.
• [13:59] Top skills that emerging leaders should cultivate.
• [17:00] Positivity is an attractive quality.
• [18:21] Leaders can help their teammates learn skills and willpower.
• [19:52] We need to help people overcome the pull to quit too soon.

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