Do you agree that an employer should hire employees who are smarter than him?

[bitzizzix]

I was listening to a YouTube video by a famous business man and he was saying that he prefers to hire employees who are smarter than him. Do you agree with this style of working? What are the possible intentions behind doing this? Isn't their fear that these smart employees can steal ideas from office or get client details and then start their own companies? What is your view regarding this?

Usually generalists tend to become bosses or company owners and then hire people who are experts (specialists) in their fields to help develop their companies, so bosses need smart people who can help progress their business or company and if they are not smart they will not be able to. develop.
And if smart people have negative goals or study all the jobs in that company to open their own business or company, it is not easy because it requires big capital, marketing and so on. However, if the employee has a great salary and is comfortable with his job, I don't think it will happen, but it is possible if he wants to be successful and puts in the effort.

[lionheart78]

I was listening to a YouTube video by a famous business man and he was saying that he prefers to hire employees who are smarter than him. Do you agree with this style of working?

Why not?  Having smarter employee makes the employer's work easier.  In a business, the employer-employee relationship should be learning from one another.  So having a smarter employee means more growth to the employers' wisdom.  Thus, it can have a good effect to his business.

What are the possible intentions behind doing this?

Business boom?  As I said having smarter employees can bring new innovations to the table which can lead to a path of business improvements and progress. 

Isn't their fear that these smart employees can steal ideas from office or get client details and then start their own companies? What is your view regarding this?

Lol, if the employee is smarter than the employer, it means the employee has more knowledge to offer than the employer thus it is impossible for the employee to steal known knowledge from the employer besides, employees are bonded with an agreement.  And the wicked employee is very different from smarter employee.  Because smarter employees will think of the consequences if they stole the ideas and methods of their boss.  Besides, those employees that stole client details and steal ideas from the company he is recently employed for are called wicked one.

[Smartvirus]

Isn't their fear that these smart employees can steal ideas from office or get client details and then start their own companies? What is your view regarding this?

Of all the reasons for one not to employ someone that is supposedly smarter than himself or herself, this is one that shouldn't bother you as it seems very selfish. It makes you more of an employer of labour that isn't in support of his or her employees self development. That's not okay as it would build in your staff the need to be dubious.

Employing someone that is supposedly smarter than you is an added advantage to your establishment. At the very least, your sure of some professional service or job. They say "A graders work for C graders", let the brains work while, you manage the brains.

[len01]

I was listening to a YouTube video by a famous business man and he was saying that he prefers to hire employees who are smarter than him. Do you agree with this style of working? What are the possible intentions behind doing this? Isn't their fear that these smart employees can steal ideas from office or get client details and then start their own companies? What is your view regarding this?

no need to worry. because a boss wants employees who are smarter than him with the reason to be employed in something that the boss cannot do alone.
and in my opinion another reason not to worry is even though employees are smarter than the owner of the company, a boss will definitely always monitor the performance of their employees and set limits.

An important factor for a boss to choose employees who are smarter than him is because a company CEO certainly wants the company to grow to be big by utilizing the intelligence of employees.

[Viscore]

Well let’s take Elon musk for example he hires people that are smarter than him who works very hard to build his own empire and he gets more super rich and while their employees just gets their normal pay. This is how Billionaires get rich and their employees earn the little they do.

I don’t think billionaires can do without some smart people around them, left alone they can only do as little as they can, and I doubt if there is any right thinking Employers that would even hire an employee who aren’t smarter especially when the employees are in very important position.

Right. Employers are given the full advantage to chose people smarter than them so that they can easily finish their jobs with almost perfection. And since they are more than good enough, employers will not spend more time anymore from training them as it seems their goals are in align with the employer’s goals. The smarter the employees, the higher the chances for the company’s growth and success.

[serjent05]

I believe it is a blessing to have an employee who is smarter than the owner.  As many of here stated, having a smarter employee lessen the burden of the employer in decision-making because the employee can help, suggest, advise and possibly design a new method to the betterment of the company.  Having a smarter employee is like making money works for you with a bonus.

Right. Employers are given the full advantage to chose people smarter than them so that they can easily finish their jobs with almost perfection. And since they are more than good enough, employers will not spend more time anymore from training them as it seems their goals are in align with the employer’s goals. The smarter the employees, the higher the chances for the company’s growth and success.

True, it will lessen the cost of training since smarter employees are possibly well equipped with skills and knowledge because these people will never apply to a job if they don't excel.  Smarter people hate being in a mess so they will train themselves personally and then apply for the position in order to impress their employer.

Isn't their fear that these smart employees can steal ideas from office or get client details and then start their own companies? What is your view regarding this?

Of all the reasons for one not to employ someone that is supposedly smarter than himself or herself, this is one that shouldn't bother you as it seems very selfish. It makes you more of an employer of labour that isn't in support of his or her employees self development. That's not okay as it would build in your staff the need to be dubious.

I greatly agree with you.  Employee and employer must grow hand in hand.  They should not limit themselves to the possibilities of growth.  Besides if you employee gain knowledge and skills, the first one to benefits is the company.  This is also the reason why huge company often train their promising employee abroad so that their company will gain benefits from the learning this talen has learned.  Besides, taking very good care of employees make them develop loyalty.

Employing someone that is supposedly smarter than you is an added advantage to your establishment. At the very least, your sure of some professional service or job. They say "A graders work for C graders", let the brains work while, you manage the brains.

True, that should be the way.  Besides, it is too hard to be the jack of all trades and excel, most people who have lots of skills acquired seldom excel at anything,  so having experts is always a good thing for a company.

[sovie]

Well let’s take Elon musk for example he hires people that are smarter than him who works very hard to build his own empire and he gets more super rich and while their employees just gets their normal pay. This is how Billionaires get rich and their employees earn the little they do.

I don’t think billionaires can do without some smart people around them, left alone they can only do as little as they can, and I doubt if there is any right thinking Employers that would even hire an employee who aren’t smarter especially when the employees are in very important position.

Right. Employers are given the full advantage to chose people smarter than them so that they can easily finish their jobs with almost perfection. And since they are more than good enough, employers will not spend more time anymore from training them as it seems their goals are in align with the employer’s goals. The smarter the employees, the higher the chances for the company’s growth and success.

And Elon thinks that only the smart people are white people and he is firing all the indian from Twitter.
But the formula is correct - he has been very smart in hiring the wise and smart people working for him and getting rich.

[Theones]

I was listening to a YouTube video by a famous business man and he was saying that he prefers to hire employees who are smarter than him. Do you agree with this style of working? What are the possible intentions behind doing this? Isn't their fear that these smart employees can steal ideas from office or get client details and then start their own companies? What is your view regarding this?

no need to worry. because a boss wants employees who are smarter than him with the reason to be employed in something that the boss cannot do alone.
and in my opinion another reason not to worry is even though employees are smarter than the owner of the company, a boss will definitely always monitor the performance of their employees and set limits.

An important factor for a boss to choose employees who are smarter than him is because a company CEO certainly wants the company to grow to be big by utilizing the intelligence of employees.

Smart employee has smart choices
Some employee dont have problem with smarter people in their company - they would love to learn and grow but the others are jealous and insecure so they would like to hire people who would bow down in front of them

[Smack That Ace]

For me yes, an employer should hire employees who are smarter than him because it will help his business grow faster because smart people could easily adapt to changes and are also teachable. They can also serve as the nervous system of the company. The employer could lead but with smart employees, he can easily build a firm company. There's no sense in aiming to be smarter than everyone because a company also needs the ideas of smart employees to keep the company running for the long term.

Having the services of smart employees is something any business owner wants, but you need to remember that only hire smart but obedient employees, most intelligent people are very arrogant and do not follow anyone's instructions.
Second, don't put or make him the nervous system of the company because if he does, he will be egotistical and see himself as the navel of the universe, then your role as boss will be eclipsed for your company. Hire smart people to work for you but use them wisely.

[wxa7115]

I was listening to a YouTube video by a famous business man and he was saying that he prefers to hire employees who are smarter than him. Do you agree with this style of working? What are the possible intentions behind doing this? Isn't their fear that these smart employees can steal ideas from office or get client details and then start their own companies? What is your view regarding this?

Capable employees will always be needed if you want your business to grow, however it is true that this could lead you to some of those employees to learning a lot about your business and eventually becoming a competitor.

However to me this is a risk worth taking, after all if knowledge was the only thing needed to open a business then we will not see the high rate of business failure that exist already, besides by the time your former employee is able to have all the necessary resources to create his business that is more than enough time to make your business grow with the help of your current and new employees.

[Obari]

It most times depends on the nature of the work involved.
Most big companies with greater number of branches basically don't need to know their employees as they basically want to hire the best candidate available for a position.
Companies have been employing way more smarter people to work with them because most CEOs don't necessarily need to do a lot of work but rather provide an enabling environment for the work and giving room for it's employees to work.
Some companies have a board of directors, manager, sub managers, regional managers and also branch managers as well and these are people who are believed to be smart and best qualified for a position, hence this for me answers the question if employees would employ people more smarter than them and it's a yes of course provided it takes the companies to a greater height.

[RockBell]

An employer can't know everything about all the different departments within his company, but I believe that when it comes to leadership and decision-making, an employer needs to be competent. I have witnessed instances where an employee was intelligent but very haughty and poor at making decisions. Being an employer, in my opinion, requires the possessor of a number of special skills, most important leadership skills. making good decision matter a lot to me.

[CageMabok]

And Elon thinks that only the smart people are white people and he is firing all the indian from Twitter.
But the formula is correct - he has been very smart in hiring the wise and smart people working for him and getting rich.

In fact, of all the people who had worked at Twitter before Elon Musk bought Twitter, Indians are descendants of smart and wise people at work and also will not harm the company. But I don't know what is going through Elon Musk's mind by firing Indians who have worked on Twitter, because if you know the history of the internet and programmers who were born in this world, then it always has something to do with Indians.

[Theones]

And Elon thinks that only the smart people are white people and he is firing all the indian from Twitter.
But the formula is correct - he has been very smart in hiring the wise and smart people working for him and getting rich.

In fact, of all the people who had worked at Twitter before Elon Musk bought Twitter, Indians are descendants of smart and wise people at work and also will not harm the company. But I don't know what is going through Elon Musk's mind by firing Indians who have worked on Twitter, because if you know the history of the internet and programmers who were born in this world, then it always has something to do with Indians.

Indian are smarter they are very good in ttech and in entertainment industry  - but my family member have worked with them in gulf countries they believe they prefer having Indians alongside. and there is strong grouping among them as well.

[rahmad2nd]

I was listening to a YouTube video by a famous business man and he was saying that he prefers to hire employees who are smarter than him. Do you agree with this style of working? What are the possible intentions behind doing this? Isn't their fear that these smart employees can steal ideas from office or get client details and then start their own companies? What is your view regarding this?

If you are the leader of a large company, then you will need people who are competent in their respective fields. Having an employee who is smarter than his employer does not necessarily mean that he will steal the company's idea. after all, the definition of smart has a broad meaning. there are many large companies that employ people who are very smart, even smarter than their employers.

if I want to build a Startup-based technology business, I will gather smart people to become business partners so that the company I run has a promising future progress. so, I totally agree with what a famous businessman said. and the proof is that he became a famous and successful businessman, because he didn't just rely on himself alone.

[KEN L]

A smart person will be more proud. If he cannot convince the employer, he cannot improve with the employer, and the employer may have a headache. Of course, a smart person will definitely give the employer some help.

[Ucy]

I was listening to a YouTube video by a famous business man and he was saying that he prefers to hire employees who are smarter than him. Do you agree with this style of working? What are the possible intentions behind doing this? Isn't their fear that these smart employees can steal ideas from office or get client details and then start their own companies? What is your view regarding this?

Assuming the employer = company's head,
I think he may be lucky if the employees are trustworthy people otherwise they could outsmart him, cheat and take advantage of the company.
Companies heads need to be ahead of their employees to be able to guide and use them to run the companies properly. The problem is that a lot of people don't really deserve to be companies heads so they look for people who are ahead of them to manage, which should not be so as such employees will become the actual heads and control/use the employer. The head needs to understand the business well and be fully in charge of his company.

[sovie]

I was listening to a YouTube video by a famous business man and he was saying that he prefers to hire employees who are smarter than him. Do you agree with this style of working? What are the possible intentions behind doing this? Isn't their fear that these smart employees can steal ideas from office or get client details and then start their own companies? What is your view regarding this?

Assuming the employer = company's head,
I think he may be lucky if the employees are trustworthy people otherwise they could outsmart him, cheat and take advantage of the company.
Companies heads need to be ahead of their employees to be able to guide and use them to run the companies properly. The problem is that a lot of people don't really deserve to be companies heads so they look for people who are ahead of them to manage, which should not be so as such employees will become the actual heads and control/use the employer. The head needs to understand the business well and be fully in charge of his company.

getting a good job is a challenge and getting an honest employee is a bigger challenge
In my 16 years of service - I have seen people coming and going being dishonest to the company
But hiring smarter people is a good option but have a back up as well

[mich]

The positivity of having this mentality is bountiful for you. There shouldn't be any negative to this. You just have to be sure that the person you're hiring is not overqualified for the position.

Hiring is not an easy process at all, but I do think that an employer should hire employees who are smarter than them. This is not what some companies do but in all honesty is it the keen route to go. Sometimes, we can learn from employees and vice versa.

There are projects to be accomplished and you need a team to get it completed. Rather that you assemble a team together to help the business grow.

[KEN L]

The positivity of having this mentality is bountiful for you. There shouldn't be any negative to this. You just have to be sure that the person you're hiring is not overqualified for the position.

Hiring is not an easy process at all, but I do think that an employer should hire employees who are smarter than them. This is not what some companies do but in all honesty is it the keen route to go. Sometimes, we can learn from employees and vice versa.

There are projects to be accomplished and you need a team to get it completed. Rather that you assemble a team together to help the business grow.

It seems that recruiting in 2023 is not a difficult task. I just saw that Amazon has laid off employees, and human resources are the first people they lay off. This shows that they will not have strong recruitment needs in the future.