Relatedly, get good at the things that you’re hiring for. It’s possible to tell if somebody is about twice as good as you are at something. It’s very hard to tell the difference between twice as skilled and ten times as skilled. So if you need to hire people who are very good at something you need to get at least decently good at it yourself.
This also has a strange corollary. It often makes sense to hire people for the things that you’re good at and to keep doing the things that you’re mediocre at.
This also has a strange corollary. It often makes sense to hire people for the things that you’re good at and to keep doing the things that you’re mediocre at.
Relatedly, get good at the things that you’re hiring for. It’s possible to tell if somebody is about twice as good as you are at something. It’s very hard to tell the difference between twice as skilled and ten times as skilled. So if you need to hire people who are very good at something you need to get at least decently good at it yourself.
This also has a strange corollary. It often makes sense to hire people for the things that you’re good at and to keep doing the things that you’re mediocre at.
Comparative advantage at work