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 3 Characteristics That Make Someone A True ‘Team Player   Career When you think of any of the obvious corporate success stories from down the years – from Microsoft to Apple – one of the things that should become clear to you straight away is the importance of the right team. However, there’s a big difference between a great team, and simply a bunch of smart people. The aforementioned success stories were built on teams that had that seemingly indefinable, but definitely detectable ‘spark’ or ‘magic’. The good news is that it’s possible to bottle such magic – well, sort of. You can do it by looking for each of the three following traits in your own company’s staff and job candidates. 1. Hunger Everyone needs hunger if they are to be a success in any field of life, and there’s no question that the strong drive and work ethic that characterises a hungry person can be a massive asset for  a successful team. These people don’t see mediocrity as ‘good enough’. They’re always ...