The Five Traits That Actually Separate “A Players” from Everyone Else

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/five-traits-actually-separate-players-from-everyone-else-glen-cathey-ecthe/
ASSESSMENT
Issue #484
18 Jan 2026
We’ve all been around exceptional people - folks who you know will get the thing done - but what separates them from everyone else? Brainfooder Glen Cathey shares his theory in a typically thoughtful post, which comes with the substantial bonus of converting the theory into a how-to-guide for identifying and assessing for candidates with these qualities. A final thumbs up? This is traits based hiring, not skills based hiring, which is probably what we’ve been really after all along.