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Hire People Smarter Than You
What I try to do is hire people who are smarter and more experienced than I am. I’ve really had to learn not to micromanage. It’s hard but crucial. To grow a company, you need to hire smarter, more experienced people, give them clear metrics for success and the resources to carry out their tasks and then get out of the way and let those people get the job done.
Avoid The Rock Stars And Hire Someone You Like
Look for people you like, because no matter how talented they are, the negative is always going to pull down any positive. The second- or third- or fourth-best candidate who isn’t a jerk is going to ultimately provide way more value. Be guarded against that sort of rock-star culture.
They say all the right things in interviews, and then they come in and really make people’s lives miserable. You spend at least a third of your life at your job. You should have a place you’re happy to go to every day.
Let Employees Ask About Anything They Want
Try this. Every Friday at 10 a.m., tell people: You’ve got an hour and we’re going to talk about anything.
It is completely open book, we could talk about anything, and people can ask any hard question. Not everyone shows up, because people have a lot going on. But it just creates this sense for people that they’ve got access to anything that’s going on in the company strategically. It’s a really helpful thing.
Hire People Who Are Smarter Than You
If each of us hires people who are smaller than we are, we shall become a company of dwarfs. But if each of us hires people who are bigger than we are, we shall become a company of giants.
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