Musings from the Ledge: Hiring for skills, not attitude

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Musings from the Ledge: Hiring for skills, not attitude

A while back, a meme popped up on my LinkedIn feed with Simon Sinek’s quote: “You don’t hire for skills. You hire for attitude; you can always teach skills.” I’d seen this before, and my reaction both times was that it sounded great, but it couldn’t work because there are many jobs that require skill. Alan Fitzgerald, CGCS, MG Across the pond, many young greenkeepers start as apprentices, just like I did many years ago. The on-the-job training …