"We recruit for attitude and train for skill," — Atul Gawande

"We recruit for attitude and train for skill,"

— Atul Gawande

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58 Quotes by Atul Gawande

Atul Gawande has 58 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Having great components is not enough, and yet we've been obsessed in medicine with components. We want the best drugs,…
Good checklists, on the other hand are precise. They are efficient, to the point, and easy to use even in…
The striking thing is that WHO doesn't really have the authority to do any of this. It can't tell governments…
The possibilities and probabilities are all we have to work with in medicine, though. What we are drawn to in…
I chose surgery because I thought that perhaps this would make me more like the kind of person I wanted…
What about regular professionals, who just want to do what they do as well as they can?
What is the alternative to understanding the complexity of the world?
A failure often does not have to be a failure at all. However, you have to be ready for it-will…
You can't make a recipe for something as complicated as surgery. Instead, you can make a recipe for how to…
Making systems work is the great task of my generation of physicians and scientists. But I would go further and…
Just using a checklist requires [doctors] to embrace different values from ones we've had, like humility, discipline, teamwork.
At times, in medicine, you feel you are inside a colossal and impossibly complex machine whose gears will turn for…

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More Attitude Quotes

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Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right… — Aristotle
Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever. — Lance Armstrong
Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as… — Mary Kay Ash
Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel… — Mary Kay Ash
The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight. — Arthur Ashe
Our life is what our thoughts make it. — Marcus Aurelius
When we are flat on our backs there is no way to look but up. — Roger Babson
A positive attitude can really make dreams come true - it did for me. — David Bailey
I never really look for anything. What God throws my way comes. I wake up in the morning and whichever… — Pearl Bailey
I think a lot of times we don't pay enough attention to people with a positive attitude because we assume… — Amy Adams
Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations. — Faith Baldwin
The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose. — James A. Baldwin

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