Obedience, diligence, and intellect.  Three key attributes for good employees, right?  Gary Hamel says yes, but they aren't enough.  In fact, he labels obedience, diligence, and intellect as global commodities that any business can get from various places around the globe.  Managers who want their companies to thrive need to find and foster employees with other attributes.  Hamel, author of the influential book The Future of Management, points to initiative.  Employees who "don't wait to be directed," and push to solve problems before they are even asked.  In this BigThink video, Hamel explains the value of initiative, along with passion and creatvitiy--all attributes that he suggests are too rare in the American workplace these days: