I&#x27;m being totally literal. Prioritize empathy for others as a quality you look for in candidates&#x2F;colleagues. It&#x27;s not all that hard to spot and interview for, and I think it&#x27;s crazy valuable in teams. Particularly (this is relevant to my work) when you&#x27;re not your own user (because you build for a market of users that you aren&#x27;t.. like tools for doctors or journalists, or I dunno).<p>This article[1] has some good things to say around this.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ideas.ted.com&#x2F;the-secret-ingredient-that-makes-some-teams-better-than-others&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ideas.ted.com&#x2F;the-secret-ingredient-that-makes-some-t...</a>