Offering "Expert" Opinions -- Dickeson

Some of these things are readily discoverable. Some are not. You've got to dig hard and deep to find these. Most often they're traceable right to the top—the owner, the CEO—then what do you do? Tell him or her to hire a replacement and get the hell out of the way? In an unusual case maybe you do.

One of the most difficult, but important, things for a CEO to do is to hire people smarter than himself or herself. How does this happen? It's in the interview, not the resume. In the interview does the candidate ask questions about the company, the product, the position, how much top people are making, what training he'll receive? In other words, does the candidate turn the interview upside down?