If you are hiring others, keep an eye out for these signs of an original thinker.
1. They are extremely curious about everything
Original thinkers will ask tons of questions to the point of being irritating.
2. They procrastinate
These people will do anything to avoid the task at hand. While they are procrastinating they are mulling over what they really should be doing to extract the best ideas.
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Although they do have shitty ideas as well
Original thinkers will have some lame ideas like anyone else. This is because of their shear volume of ideas has to include some bad ones.
10. They get in trouble
If you find yourself interviewing people, don’t immediately disregard those who have been fired in the past. In fact, consider them more intensely. Look for any insubordinates that actually turned out to be great innovators.
Business consultant Adam Grant has said that anyone can become an original. He said
“Take Sarah Robb O’Hagan. She held senior roles at both Virgin and Atari and got fired at both. A deadbeat right? Afterward, she got a job at Nike and then became the president of Gatorade and Equinox,”.
He said that when she guest spoke at his class, she cussed 6 times in the first 5 mins. She spoke about being fired and how destructive it was to her career. She also spoke about not being afraid to mess up from time to time.
Grant described her as being someone who doesn’t care what others think or trying to fit in. He said “At Gatorade, she championed many ideas that nobody liked. For one, she said it shouldn’t be just a sports drink, but a sports performance company. Everyone hated those ideas . . . until they eventually rescued the