When you're hiring people based on their ability to sell, you are hiring them to sell. When you're hiring people based on how much they pretend to love your company, you're hiring them to lick your boots. When you're hiring people based on how much you like them, you are paying them to be your friend. These probably account for a lot more real-life hiring than we want to think.
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Great quote: "When everyone’s rowing together toward the same objective, it’s extremely powerful."