I was in a board meeting where the management team was planning to hire more people. They were flush with cash, so they asked the board if they had a point of view on how aggressive...
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I was in a board meeting where the management team was planning to hire more people. They were flush with cash, so they asked the board if they had a point of view on how aggressive they should be.
All but one person spoke. Everyone gave what seemed like reasonable advice. The CEO asked the one person who hadn’t spoken for his thoughts.
“I have no idea,” he said.
This stopped everyone. This was a person who had hired thousands of people in his life. He led a giant organization. How could he have no idea? The CEO asked him to explain.
