Jeff Moden (9/3/2015)
When I was the Director of MIS for a small but nationwide telephone company, someone asked me about my habit of hiring nearly over zealous people. My answer was and still is that "It's much easier for me to guide someone that's extremely motivated than it is to create the motivation".I agree that it's sometimes a bit of a chore to harness and control one, but I'll take a motivated problem solver over a "Yes Man" any day.
Boy, I couldn't agree more with that. Attitude is so very important. If someone has passion for what they do and wants to get better at it, I'll take that any day over someone who doesn't care enough to learn anything new. Teaching new skills is vastly different than trying to motivate someone.