Will HumphreysVirtual Assistant & Healthcare Recruiting Expert

Finding True Leaders

Name: Finding True Leaders
Uploaded: 2025-02-25T18:03:07+00:00
Duration: 9 s
Channel: Will Humphreys
Description: A short transcript excerpt from a YouTube conversation (recorded Feb 25, 2025) where Will Humphreys and a guest discuss traits they look for when hiring…

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A short transcript excerpt from a YouTube conversation (recorded Feb 25, 2025) where Will Humphreys and a guest discuss traits they look for when hiring: self-starting leaders who are continuous learners (evidence: reading, weekly learning). The guest uses a screening question—"what's one thing you learned in the last week"—to assess growth mindset and stretch.

You want someone who's a self starter, a leader. Leaders learn, right?
Yes.
And so that sounds like you have some what are the other qualifiers for people to work for you? If they don't read, they're out. What else?
I always ask what's one thing that you have learned in the last week and that could be anything from I learned how to use a jigsaw to learn how to paint my toenails. I don't whatever. Yeah I want, I want to know that they're stretching themselves and growing whether that is something socially or you know, whatever.
Oh that's cool. So this really is kind of like a thread that we're pulling on together in this conversation is that you look for people specifically who are looking to grow. Obviously rock stars hang out with rock stars in house. Referrals are always great if they're a great team which you have but then you qualify them especially when they're coming from online and.