If you hire only those people you understand, the company will never get people better than you are. Always remember that you often find outstanding people among those you don't particularly like.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- To build a stronger team, hire people who offer perspectives different from your own.
- In plain terms
- Hire people you might not like because they can be better than you.
- What can you take from it?
- Hire diverse talent to improve your company beyond your own capabilities.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you handle hiring people different from you?
- Why might someone you dislike be valuable to a team?
Another view
Not every disagreement leads to a better outcome.
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