​Perhaps the most important aspect of being successful in business is the type of person that you are and in the type of people that you hire. By this I mean, the true type of person you are at your very core. Not the person that has been trained to give the right answers during a job interview, but the person you are AFTER the job offer.

 

All too frequently the person that is hired is actually very different from the person that shows up to work each day despite the hiring manager’s best efforts.

 

To the right are 15 characteristics and/or behavioral traits that business people need in order to be successful. No matter what training or financial incentives are available, success will never be met if you or the people on your team do not share a significant portion of the attributes that are contained in my pyramid. 

 

The base of my pyramid contains the most important items:  Integrity, Hard Work, Enthusiasm, Reslience, and Personal Accountability.  It is important that you as a leader demonstrate them on a daily basis and that you build your organization around people that have these characteristics as well.

 

Please click the "Integrity" button to the right to see more details on The Pyramid of Business Success" from the bottom up.