Would you recruit subordinates who are MORE QUALIFIED and SMARTER than you?

Rightfully, a person is made a leader by virtue of his ability to lead a team of subordinates. But, how can a leader be strong and effective? Besides his leadership skills, he must be prepared to surround himself with a team of subordinates who are capable in their respective fields, might be even more qualified or smarter than him.

From the look of it, many leaders would feel uncomfortable, intimidated and insecured if their subordinates are more qualified than them or more experienced in their respective fields. Hence, many such leaders would tend to employ people who are lesser qualified and who are less capable than them. As a result, he has a weak team with weak performance, and eventually, it reflects on the weakness of the leader in the selection of subordinates.

Therefore, to be a strong leader, one needs to assemble a strong team of subordinates. This is true in any organisation, including the political parties and the government. It is evident that many successful leaders succeed because they have a strong team of capable and qualified subordinates working together with them.

Hence, if you are in a senior leadership position, do not be afraid to employ people who are more qualified or more capable than you are. If you feel insecured, that negative sense of insecurity should be converted into a positive driving force to spur you on to improve or enhance your leadership skills.