The Warrior Poet

**Get yourself unstuck and be a leader.** Andrew "Sri" Sridhar is a former Navy SEAL, Harvard MBA, Wall Street escapee, and technologist. He interviews top military leaders, academic thinkers, and business phenoms to up your game. The Warrior Poet is a tightly woven tapestry of leadership expertise, philosophical inquiry, and pop culture. It's a portmanteau of Brainpickings, Wait But Why, and (Sri only wishes) Seinfeld. Yes, Sri sometimes writes haikus.

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#65: Searching for Attributes with Navy SEAL Rich Diviney

August 30, 2021 • Sri

Should you hire for skills or innate qualities? On this episode Sri interviews Rich Diviney, highly accomplished career SEAL officer and author of the book The Attributes. Rich makes the case that skills are a poor predictor of success, especially during times of stress or uncertainty.

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Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar ( Spotify ).

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Connect with Sri on Instagram: @sri_the_warrior_poet + @sri_actually

Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar ( Spotify ).

Disclaimer: Any audio clips are included with every intent and steps taken to abide by Fair Use and serve the purpose(s) of illustration, education, augmentation, or promotion of source content.