What sets an amazing employee apart from a bad one? For Ruth Porat, the answer lies in a few key traits.
Porat, the president and chief investment officer of Google parent company Alphabet, shared what she looks for in a star employee, as well as her pet peeve in staffers, during a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal.
“A star is someone who is in my face, because I want them to challenge me in different ways,” she said.
Other business figures, like serial entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis and former Xerox CEO Ursula Burns, have said pushing back on an idea at work can help you in your career. Tactfully challenging your manager’s idea can show you aren’t afraid to break from the crowd and speak up for what you believe is in the organization’s best interests.
On the flip side, Porat was asked what employee habit “drives you nuts.”
