Never hire someone who knows less than you do about what he's hired to do.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Hire people who are more knowledgeable than you in their specific role.
- In plain terms
- Choose experts for tasks even if they know more than you.
- What can you take from it?
- Hire people smarter than you in their job.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you hire people smarter than you?
- How do you handle knowledge gaps?
Another view
Sometimes you need to manage people with less experience directly.
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