The Broken Hire Smart People Mantra - Knowing When to Intervene

The "Hire Smart People" Mantra is Broken

The whole "hire smart people and get out of the way" mantra is broken.
You can't just give people freedom and expect magic.

For the few truly critical decisions -> the ones that can kill the company -> you have to go deep.
You must understand the details and make the call yourself. You cant delegate that responsibility.

But for everything else?
Give your team the context and let the person closest to the problem decide.

Your job is knowing the diference.

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