Why Hiring Experienced People and Telling Them What to Do Is the Fastest Way to Nowhere ????♂?

Ever seen someone hire a Formula 1 driver and then tell them, "Hey, drive like my grandpa, please?" No? Well, that’s exactly what many companies do when they bring in experienced talent and then handcuff them with outdated playbooks.

Welcome to the world of self-inflicted business stagnation, where companies invest in top-tier experience and then force it to behave like mediocrity.

The Cycle of Hiring Without Learning

Hiring experienced candidates but telling them exactly how to do things is like: ?? Buying a rocket and then using it to drive to the grocery store. ?? Hiring Jimi Hendrix and then making him play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. ?? Bringing in an eagle and then asking it to walk instead of fly.

The result? You repeat the same mistakes your company has always made. Nothing changes. No new results. Just a bigger payroll.

The Monkey See, Monkey Do Trap ??

Some leaders want followers, not thinkers. They don’t want innovation—they want an echo chamber. The problem? Echo chambers never create better results.

If you hire smart people but make them follow blindly, you’re just leading a troop of well-dressed monkeys. And here’s the fun part: Monkeys don’t innovate. They imitate. Which means: ? No better strategies ? No new efficiencies ? No fresh ideas

Why Following (Sometimes) Beats Leading

Here’s a radical idea: What if you hired experts and let them do their job? Crazy, right?

? What if instead of dictating, you listened? ? What if instead of controlling, you empowered? ? What if instead of expecting them to fit into your old mold, you let them break it?

Great companies don’t hire experts and micromanage them. They say, “Here’s the problem—now show us a better way.”

Let Experts Run, and Watch Your Business Soar

?? Want bigger results? Stop hiring talent and forcing them to think small. ?? Want fresh ideas? Stop shoving them into the same old systems. ?? Want to truly grow? Follow the experts you hired—let them take the lead.

Hire the drivers, let them take the wheel, and watch your business accelerate past the competition.

Or, you know, just keep telling Jimi Hendrix to play nursery rhymes.

The choice is yours.

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