DiGiovanni knew that the Hummer needed a good team, so he used a three-pronged strategy to put together the right team to build the H2. First, DiGiovanni picked people who had been slapped on the wrist for speaking their minds.His euphemism was that these people had been "sent to the rock pile" He wanted team members with somewhat irreverent attitudes who were willing to stand up for what they thought was right, even if it was not politically correct. Second, DiGiovanni threw out the hiring lists because he did not want people who were next in line for a job. Rather, he wanted people with passion who wanted to be the team.