A Quote by Ben Bradlee

Hire people smarter than you are and encourage them to bloom.

Ben Bradlee

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Bloom Encourage Hire People Smarter Than Them

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Ben Bradlee
American - Editor
August 26, 1921 - October 21, 2014

If you hire people who are smarter than you, maybe you are showing that you are a little bit smarter than them.

Howard Wilkinson

There are very few black-and-white truths in management or in business, but one that I have found is that people either hire people who are smarter than them, or people hire people they can control.

Nancy Dubuc

Don't ever be afraid to hire people that are smarter than you. Just because they are smarter than you doesn't mean they have to make more money.

Chris Gardner

When you hire people that are smarter than you are, you prove you are smarter than they are.

Robert Henry Grant

Always be smarter than the people who hire you.

Lena Horne

We hire people who are smarter than us.

Joe Gebbia

Hire people who are smarter than you, and don't be afraid to work with them as partners. Make it clear that you plan to learn from them, not just the other way around. The right, smart, motivated people respond very well to that approach, particularly coming from a younger manager like I am.

Lynn Jurich

I always make sure I hire people smarter than me.

Aliko Dangote

My philosophy is to always find the smartest people you can. Hire people smarter than you.

Donny Deutsch

If you don't hire at least one or two people that are smarter than you are, then you're a terrible manager and I don't need you.

Nolan Bushnell

If there's any secret to my success, it's that I just hire people who are smarter and more talented than I am.

Kurt Sutter

Early on I realized that I had to hire people smarter and more qualified than I was in a number of different fields, and I had to let go of a lot of decision-making. I can't tell you how hard that is. But if you've imprinted your values on the people around you, you can dare to trust them to make the right moves.

Howard Schultz

I believe in the triple bottom line: people, planet, and profits. I would make sure to hire the best people and pay them more than my competitors. I would encourage their participation in decision making and hope that they can feel free to disagree with me.

Philip Kotler

I make progress by having people around me who are smarter than I am and listening to them. And I assume that everyone is smarter about something than I am.