8 Signs an Employee is Exceptional

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 Here is a quick read from Brendan Rogers.  How many of your employees fit the description of  “Exceptional”?   More important, are you, as an entrepreneur in a position of leadership, “exceptional”?

  Brendan Rogers

Brendan Rogers

Partner & Co-Founder @ 2.a.m [ Ventures x Talent ] – Co-Founder @ Wag! | Investor | Advisor | Mentor |

Brendan Rogers is currently the Founder & Managing Partner of 2 a.m. [Ventures x Talent]. 2.a.m. is a pre-seed, industry-agnostic micro fund investing in ambitious founders from all over the world, as well as placing 10x talent in early-stage, high growth startups.Previously, Brendan Co-Founded Wag! the mobile dog walking app that disrupted the global pet service space. Wag! has raised over $360 million in venture capital, most recently $300 million from Softbank’s Vision Fund.Brendan is an active advisor and mentors many companies, accelerators, and universities in the LA/Silicon Valley area. He is a frequent contributor to Forbes, a speaker at national conferences, and has appeared on some of the top podcasts in the industry.Before Wag!, Brendan co-founded a social discovery service to meet new people, which grew to over 50 million users in over 10 countries and was acquired by IAC in 2014.

 

8 signs an EMPLOYEE is EXCEPTIONAL

 

1. They ask questions others do not

 

2. They constantly try to improve everything, starting with themselves

 

3. People come to them for help and advice

 

4. They remain positive in negative situations and are the sunshine for everyone else

 

5. They are loyal, knowledgeable, honest, and hard-working, they exceed expectations and help others exceed theirs.

 

6. They challenge status quo, and come up with new ideas

 

7. They have a strong sense of ownership, of urgency, of responsibility

 

8. They are nice people –
If people aren’t nice, then it does not matter how smart they are.

 

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