Should Managers Hire Talents Who Are Smarter Than Themselves?
Building a Smarter Team
In many organizations, the mid-senior levels are given authority to hire talents. The interviews happen one-on-one with no accountability to the HR or the organization’s leaders on the hiring decision.
The hiring process does not have a:
- The Talent Evaluation Process & Procedure
- The Talent assessment criteria — Metrics to Measure
- Benchmarking amongst various applicants
- Best fit criteria for the given Job profile and more!
It is sad to see many hires are based on the assumption of being comfortable with (or) compatible / & / the smarter ones are let go deliberately due to personal insecurity. Gender preferences and personal biases are a topic for another day.
It is time for leaders to see their talents as like sowing a seed, nurturing them so that the Organization enjoys a bountiful harvest in the long run.
It is also essential for leaders to hire more intelligent & competent talents than themselves. Only when you hire people smarter than yourself the entire team grows, and the Organization grows!
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