Staying Current

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I read this post by Jay Fields and I was wondering how people think
the ideas apply to IT/Ops? (or frankly any role in a business)

http://blog.jayfields.com/2009/08/staying-current-software-developers.html

I'm interested in general commentary, but I'd especially like to see
people's 'list of things to look for in potential teammates'.