The Ideal Team Player

The book is simple to understand even if the principles described are difficult to implement. It can appear simplistic that the essence of an ideal team player can be reduced to a balanced combination of three traits: humble, hunger, and smart. But I found myself agreeing that for a team player, yes, this is what's really required. The technical or vocational skills required are easier to learn.

As for the book itself, I found the fable a better read than in The 6 Types of Working Genius. At least, it didn't make me cringe in places. I don't mind the fable at all. It does a good job of making sure I remember the topic of the book. I don't think I can easily forget the six geniuses and can easily remind myself how they came up with in the fable. Same here, it's just three qualities but I can map it to the people in the story easily. That is the reason for the generous rating.

All in all, it's a worthy read and quite quick too.