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.
If you hire people who are smarter than you, maybe you are showing that you are a little bit smarter than them.
When you hire people that are smarter than you are, you prove you are smarter than they are.
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.
Always be smarter than the people who hire you.
We hire people who are smarter than us.
Hire people smarter than you are and encourage them to bloom.
I always make sure I hire people smarter than me.
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.
If there's any secret to my success, it's that I just hire people who are smarter and more talented than I am.
My mom always said, 'Marry someone smarter than yourself, Katee, because No. 1, you're not that smart. And No. 2, then you'll have smart babies.'
My philosophy is to always find the smartest people you can. Hire people smarter than you.
The secret to my success is I know what I don't know and I hire people smarter than me.
Someone who's a really good engineer is someone who's a little bit smarter than you but who also listens to you and doesn't impose agendas.
Never do anything yourself that you can hire someone else to do, especially if they can do it better.
I'd rather hire someone who is extremely disciplined and process-oriented, than someone with all of the experience in the world.