Name one quality you think is essential in a team mate.
Abadesi
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It's so hard to pick one! But I will go for empathy.
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Earnest Tao@spartan16601
I think it's common goal, because people can't come together when they have different motives
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Choosing just one is hard and it really depends on what role they fill. But a critical trait for anyone I work with: high ethical standards.
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Hmm tough one - empathy is my fave but if I had to choose another I'd have to say clear, honest communication.
@lanre_akinyemi essential! Yet hard to do it would seem.
Transparency
Honest communication when issues/blockers arise.
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I’d have to agree on Empathy, makes you a better team mate and a better designer 😊
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Shared sense of humour
Alive - they are alive.
A big one for me is honoring your commitments!
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results-driven
@dhruv_bhatia super important!
Open-mindedness. Without this quality, one can't accept feedback, learn and improve.
Hypercontext
Empathy is such a good one! Work ethic is a quality I value hugely in my teammates. Being surrounded by people working hard always encourages me to do more of my best work. Great question!
@shannon_maloney ah yes I agree - good work ethic means so much! You really feel like a team when its there, rallying together.
Encouraging - I think the ability to give a team mate support and confidence is extremely important
Datacy
Attitude, 100%. I have much more time for someone who junior but is open, honset, willing to learn and hardworking than someone who is a great coder but has terrible attitude.
A desire to learn new things
Rohr Kreuz 01
Integrity.
Based on this quote of Warren Buffet:
"Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if you don't have the first, the other two will kill you."
Valuing Morals standards and capable of feeling empathy comes first.
Empathy.
Empathy towards their clients / users.
Empathy towards their colleagues.
Empathy towards their employers too.
Empathy for themselves.